ardaitheoir

Irish

Etymology

From ardaigh +‎ -óir.

Noun

ardaitheoir m (genitive singular ardaitheora, nominative plural ardaitheoirí)

1. lifter
2. lift, elevator

Declension

Declension of ardaitheoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ardaitheoir ardaitheoirí Vocative a ardaitheoir a ardaitheoirí Genitive ardaitheora ardaitheoirí Dative ardaitheoir ardaitheoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ardaitheoir na hardaitheoirí Genitive an ardaitheora na n-ardaitheoirí Dative leis an ardaitheoir don ardaitheoir leis na hardaitheoirí

Derived terms

• árasán gan ardaitheoir (“walk-up”) (apartment)
• ardaitheoir ardáin (“platform lift”)
• ardaitheoir cathaoireach (“chairlift”)
• ardaitheoir cuaille (“button lift”)
• ardaitheoir cúil (“tail lift”)
• ardaitheoir freastail (“dumbwaiter”)
• ardaitheoir gráin (“grain elevator”)
• ardaitheoir sciála (“ski lift”)
• foirgneamh gan ardaitheoir (“walk-up”) (building)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardaitheoir	n-ardaitheoir	hardaitheoir	t-ardaitheoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardaitheoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “elevator”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “hoist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “lift”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “riser”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024