saighdiúir
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”),[1] from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. Doublet of saighdeoir (“archer, bowman”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɑiˈdʲuːɾʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠaidʲuːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠəidʲuːɾʲ/[3]
Noun edit
saighdiúir m (genitive singular saighdiúra, nominative plural saighdiúirí)
Declension edit
Declension of saighdiúir
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- saighdiúir coise (“foot soldier”)
- saighdiúir innealtóireachta (“engineer”, literally “soldier of engineering”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saighdiúir | shaighdiúir after an, tsaighdiúir |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saigteóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 85
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 171, page 64
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saighdiúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “saighdiúir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saighdiúir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “saighdiúir”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024