spéirghlan
Irish
Etymology
From spéir (“sky”) + glan (“clean”).
Adjective
spéirghlan (genitive singular masculine spéirghlain, genitive singular feminine spéirghlaine, plural spéirghlana, comparative spéirghlaine)
- clear-skied
Declension
Declension of spéirghlan
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | spéirghlan | spéirghlan | spéirghlana | |
| Vocative | spéirghlain | spéirghlana | ||
| Genitive | spéirghlane | spéirghlana | spéirghlan | |
| Dative | spéirghlan | spéirghlan; spéirghlain (archaic) | spéirghlana | |
| Comparative | níos spéirghlane | |||
| Superlative | is spéirghlane | |||
Further reading
- "spéirghlan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.