Irish word

lear

sea

nounmasculine/l̠ʲaɾˠ/

lear means “sea” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /l̠ʲaɾˠ/.

lear in context

Tá sí ag sábháil airgid le dul thar lear.

She is saving money to go abroad.

Chuaigh sí thar lear ag lorg oibre.

She went overseas looking for work.

Chuidigh siad le lear mór daoine.

They helped a great deal of people.

Fuair siad lear mór d'ábhar pléascach.

They found a great deal of explosives.

Tá siad ina gcónaí thar lear.

They live overseas.

Nature

toradh

fruit

bith

world

tír

land

talamh

land

cur

burial

ceantar

field

oileán

island

cineál

sex

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