spéacla

Irish

Alternative forms

spéacláid f
spéacláir m

Etymology

From Old Irish spécla, from Latin speculum (“mirror”).

Noun

spéacla m (genitive singular spéacla, nominative plural spéaclaí)

eyeglass
(in plural) eyeglasses, spectacles

Declension

Declension of spéacla

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spéacla	spéaclaí
Vocative	a spéacla	a spéaclaí
Genitive	spéacla	spéaclaí
Dative	spéacla	spéaclaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an spéacla	na spéaclaí
Genitive	an spéacla	na spéaclaí
Dative	leis an spéacla don spéacla	leis na spéaclaí

Derived terms

leathspéacla m (“one lens of a pair of spectacles; eyeglass, monocle”)

References

"spéacla" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“spécla” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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