giuirléid

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟuːɾˠˈlʲeːdʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟuːɾˠlʲeːdʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟuːɾˠlʲedʲ/

Noun

giuirléid f (genitive singular giuirléide, nominative plural giuirléidí)

  1. widget, gadget, implement, accessory
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:
      Chuaidh sí go dtí uncail di a bhí i n‑a shagart san bhaile mhór agus fuair sí uaidh sórt éide agus giúrléidí beaga éigin eile.
      She went to an uncle of hers who was a priest in the city and from him she got a variety of vestments and some other small accessories.

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giuirléid ghiuirléid ngiuirléid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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