cainteoir
See also: cáinteoir
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈkan̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/
Noun
editcainteoir m (genitive singular cainteora, nominative plural cainteoirí)
- speaker (one who speaks)
Declension
editDeclension of cainteoir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- cainteoir aonaigh (“stump orator”)
- cainteoir dúchais (“native speaker”)
- cainteoir líofa (“fluent speaker”)
- cainteoir spreagúil (“motivational speaker”)
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cainteoir | chainteoir | gcainteoir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cainteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cainteoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cainteoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024