slogaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• slogamóir, slogánach, slugaire

Etymology

From slog (“to swallow”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

slogaire m (genitive singular slogaire, nominative plural slogairí)

1. swallower
2. glutton

   Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of slogaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative slogaire slogairí Vocative a shlogaire a shlogairí Genitive slogaire slogairí Dative slogaire slogairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an slogaire na slogairí Genitive an tslogaire na slogairí Dative leis an slogaire don slogaire leis na slogairí

Derived terms

• slogaire tine (“fire-eater”)

Descendants

• →⇒ Yola: slougherdhès, slaugheardhès

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “slogaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy