ciontóir
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From cion (“offence, transgression; blame”) + -tóir.
Noun edit
ciontóir m (genitive singular ciontóra, nominative plural ciontóirí)
- offender
- Synonym: ciontaitheoir
Declension edit
Declension of ciontóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- banchiontóir (“female offender”)
- ciontóir gnéis (“sex offender”)
- ciontóir óg (“young offender”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciontóir | chiontóir | gciontóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciontóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ciontóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciontóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.