conduchtaire

Irish

Etymology

From conducht (“to conduct”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

conduchtaire m (genitive singular conduchtaire, nominative plural conduchtairí)

1. conductor (something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound)

   Synonym: seoltóir

Declension

Declension of conduchtaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative conduchtaire conduchtairí Vocative a chonduchtaire a chonduchtairí Genitive conduchtaire conduchtairí Dative conduchtaire conduchtairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an conduchtaire na conduchtairí Genitive an chonduchtaire na gconduchtairí Dative leis an gconduchtaire don chonduchtaire leis na conduchtairí

Derived terms

• conduchtaire teasa (“conductor of heat”)
• conduchtaire tintrí (“lightning conductor”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
conduchtaire	chonduchtaire	gconduchtaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “conduchtaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.