vaidhtéir

Irish

Alternative forms

• vaidhtéaraí m

Etymology

From Middle English waiter, wayter (“attendant”).

Noun

vaidhtéir m (genitive singular vaidhtéara, nominative plural vaidhtéirí)

1. groomsman, best man
2. (nautical) coast guard

Synonyms

• (coast guard): garda cósta m

Derived terms

• vaidhtéireacht f (“(act of) attending on groom; function of groomsman”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vaidhtéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN