adhlacóir

Irish

Etymology

From adhlaic (“bury”, verb) +‎ -óir (agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [əil̪ˠəˈkoːɾʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkoːɾʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkɔɾʲ]

Noun

adhlacóir m (genitive singular adhlacóra, nominative plural adhlacóirí)

1. undertaker, funeral director

   Synonyms: adhlacanach, anlacanaí

Declension

Declension of adhlacóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative adhlacóir adhlacóirí Vocative a adhlacóir a adhlacóirí Genitive adhlacóra adhlacóirí Dative adhlacóir adhlacóirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-adhlacóir na hadhlacóirí Genitive an adhlacóra na n-adhlacóirí Dative leis an adhlacóir don adhlacóir leis na hadhlacóirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhlacóir	n-adhlacóir	hadhlacóir	t-adhlacóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhlacóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “adhlacóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “adhlacóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.