adhlacóir
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom adhlaic (“bury”, verb) + -óir (agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): [əil̪ˠəˈkoːɾʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkoːɾʲ]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkɔɾʲ]
Noun
editadhlacóir m (genitive singular adhlacóra, nominative plural adhlacóirí)
- undertaker, funeral director
- Synonyms: adhlacanach, anlacanaí
Declension
editDeclension of adhlacóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adhlacóir | n-adhlacóir | hadhlacóir | t-adhlacóir |
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) “adhlacóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adhlacóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “adhlacóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024