limistéar

Irish

Alternative forms

  • limistéir, límistéireacht
  • limisteur (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

Alteration of English limit, though the details are obscure. First attested in the 1780s, but in common usage only as of the 20th century.

Noun

limistéar m (genitive singular limistéir, nominative plural limistéir)

  1. area, tract, territory
  2. sphere of action, district

Declension

Declension of limistéar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative limistéar limistéir
vocative a limistéir a limistéara
genitive limistéir limistéar
dative limistéar limistéir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an limistéar na limistéir
genitive an limistéir na limistéar
dative leis an limistéar
don limistéar 		leis na limistéir

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “limistéar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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