léargas

== Irish == === Alternative forms === léargus, leurgas, leurgus (obsolete) === Etymology === Apparently from léardha, alternative form of léir (“clear, lucid”) + -as. However, the attestations in the Historical Irish Corpas, which date back to 1700, are never spelled with dh. === Noun === léargas m (genitive singular léargais) visibility (degree to which things may be seen) insight (power of acute observation and deduction), glimpse, sight enlightenment, illumination ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “léargus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 427 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “léargas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN