Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish *figedóir[2] (compare Manx feeder, Scottish Gaelic figheadair), from figid (weaves, plaits, intertwines, verb). By surface analysis, figh +‎ -adóir.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fíodóir m (genitive singular fíodóra, nominative plural fíodóirí)

  1. weaver
  2. spider
    Synonyms: damhán alla, ruán alla
  3. weaver(-bird)
    Synonym: éan fíodóra
  4. (figuratively) small light person

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fíodóir fhíodóir bhfíodóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ fíodóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading edit