fíodóir
Irish
Alternative forms
- figheadóir (superseded)
- fidheadóir, fígheadóir, figheodóir (obsolete)[1]
Etymology
From Middle Irish *figedóir[2] (compare Manx feeder, Scottish Gaelic figheadair), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb). By surface analysis, figh + -adóir.
Pronunciation
Noun
fíodóir m (genitive singular fíodóra, nominative plural fíodóirí)
- weaver
- spider
- Synonyms: damhán alla, ruán alla
- weaver(-bird)
- Synonym: éan fíodóra
- (figuratively) small light person
Declension
Declension of fíodóir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- fíodóireacht
- garma fíodóra
- spól fíodóra
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fíodóir | fhíodóir | bhfíodóir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “fíodóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fiġeadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíodóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fíodóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fíodóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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