saillteoir

Irish

Alternative forms

• sailleadóir

Etymology

From saill (“salted meat”) +‎ -teoir.

Noun

saillteoir m (genitive singular saillteora, nominative plural saillteoirí)

1. salter, curer

   Synonym: (curer) leasaitheoir

Declension

Declension of saillteoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative saillteoir saillteoirí Vocative a shaillteoir a shaillteoirí Genitive saillteora saillteoirí Dative saillteoir saillteoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an saillteoir na saillteoirí Genitive an tsaillteora na saillteoirí Dative leis an saillteoir don saillteoir leis na saillteoirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
saillteoir	shaillteoir after an, tsaillteoir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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