gléasra

Irish

Alternative forms

• gleusradh (obsolete)

Etymology

From gléas +‎ -ra [from 20th c.].

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲiːa̯sˠɾˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲeːsˠɾˠə/

Noun

gléasra m (genitive singular gléasra, nominative plural gléasraí)

1. apparatus, gear, equipment

   Synonyms: trealamh, fearas

2. plant (factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility)

   Synonym: monarcha

Declension

Declension of gléasra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gléasra gléasraí Vocative a ghléasra a ghléasraí Genitive gléasra gléasraí Dative gléasra gléasraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gléasra na gléasraí Genitive an ghléasra na ngléasraí Dative leis an ngléasra don ghléasra leis na gléasraí

Derived terms

• gléasra cumhachta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gléasra	ghléasra	ngléasra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “gléasra”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gléasra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN