soiléire

soiléire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish soiléire (“clearness”). Synchronically ananlyzable as soiléir +‎ -e.

Noun

soiléire f (genitive singular soiléire)

1. Synonym of soiléireacht (“clarity, distinctness; plainness, obviousness; coherence; easiness”)

Declension

Declension of soiléire

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative soiléire Vocative a shoiléire Genitive soiléire Dative soiléire

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tsoiléire Genitive na soiléire Dative leis an tsoiléire don tsoiléire

Adjective

soiléire

1. inflection of soiléir:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
soiléire	shoiléire after an, tsoiléire	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "soiléire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “clarity” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “distinctness” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “soiléire”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN