cainteoir

See also: cáinteoir

Irish

Etymology

From caint +‎ -óir.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkan̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/

Noun

cainteoir m (genitive singular cainteora, nominative plural cainteoirí)

1. speaker (one who speaks)

Declension

Declension of cainteoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cainteoir cainteoirí Vocative a chainteoir a chainteoirí Genitive cainteora cainteoirí Dative cainteoir cainteoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cainteoir na cainteoirí Genitive an chainteora na gcainteoirí Dative leis an gcainteoir don chainteoir leis na cainteoirí

Derived terms

• cainteoir aonaigh (“stump orator”)
• cainteoir dúchais (“native speaker”)
• cainteoir líofa (“fluent speaker”)
• cainteoir spreagúil (“motivational speaker”)

 

Related terms

• cainteach

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cainteoir	chainteoir	gcainteoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cainteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cainteoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cainteoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.