manaoiseoir

Irish

Etymology

From manaois (“(act of) dallying, toying”) +‎ -óir (agent suffix).

Noun

manaoiseoir m (genitive singular manaoiseora, nominative plural manaoiseoirí)

  1. shilly-shallier

Declension
Declension of manaoiseoir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative manaoiseoir manaoiseoirí
Vocative a mhanaoiseoir a mhanaoiseoirí
Genitive manaoiseora manaoiseoirí
Dative manaoiseoir manaoiseoirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an manaoiseoir na manaoiseoirí
Genitive an mhanaoiseora na manaoiseoirí
Dative leis an manaoiseoir

don mhanaoiseoir

 leis na manaoiseoirí
  • manaoiseach (“dallying, shilly-shallying”, adjective)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
manaoiseoir mhanaoiseoir not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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