fiagaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• fiadhaire (superseded)

Etymology

From fia (“deer”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɣəɾʲə/ (corresponding to the form fiadhaire)

Noun

fiagaire m (genitive singular fiagaire, nominative plural fiagairí)

1. Alternative form of fiagaí (“hunter, huntsman”)

Declension

Declension of fiagaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fiagaire fiagairí Vocative a fhiagaire a fhiagairí Genitive fiagaire fiagairí Dative fiagaire fiagairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fiagaire na fiagairí Genitive an fhiagaire na bhfiagairí Dative leis an bhfiagaire don fhiagaire leis na fiagairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fiagaire	fhiagaire	bhfiagaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “fiaḋaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiagaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN