coinnleoir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish caindlóir (“candle bearer, acolyte”), from Latin candelārius. By surface analysis, coinneal (“candle”) +‎ -óir.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /kaiɲˈlʲoːɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪn̠ʲl̠ʲɔɾʲ/

Noun

coinnleoir m (genitive singular coinnleora, nominative plural coinnleoirí)

1. (literary) candle-bearer
2. candlestick
3. (figuratively) beanpole (tall, thin person)

Declension

Declension of coinnleoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coinnleoir coinnleoirí Vocative a choinnleoir a choinnleoirí Genitive coinnleora coinnleoirí Dative coinnleoir coinnleoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an coinnleoir na coinnleoirí Genitive an choinnleora na gcoinnleoirí Dative leis an gcoinnleoir don choinnleoir leis na coinnleoirí

Synonyms

• (tall, thin person): cuaille m, léanscach m, pícealach m, sciúirse m, sínéalach m, spiacán m, spíce (de dhuine) m, spícéad m, spídéalach m, sreangaire m, sreangán m

Derived terms

• coinnleoir craobhach (“candelabrum, chandelier”)
• coinnleoir iarainn (“sconce, flat candle-holder”)
• coinnleoir Muire (“goldfinch”)
• coinnleoir óir (“linnet”)
• coinnleoireacht (“candle-lighting”)
• cró coinnleora (“socket of candlestick, sconce”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coinnleoir	choinnleoir	gcoinnleoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coinnleoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN