giuirléid

Irish

Alternative forms

• giúrléid

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

Declension of giuirléid (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative giuirléid giuirléidí vocative a ghiuirléid a ghiuirléidí genitive giuirléide giuirléidí dative giuirléid giuirléidí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ghiuirléid na giuirléidí genitive na giuirléide na ngiuirléidí dative leis an ngiuirléid don ghiuirléid leis na giuirléidí

Mutation

Mutated forms of giuirléid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giuirléid	ghiuirléid	ngiuirléid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “giuirléid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 364
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giuirléid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN