cáinteoir
See also: cainteoir
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
cáinteoir m (genitive singular cáinteora, nominative plural cáinteoirí)
- critic, denunciator, detractor, disparager, faultfinder
- Synonyms: brabúsaí, cáinseach, cáinseoir, clamhsánaí, lochtóir, priocaire, sporaí
Declension
Declension of cáinteoir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cáinteoireacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cáinteoir | cháinteoir | gcáinteoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáinteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cáinteoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cáinteoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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