almsóir

Irish

Etymology

From almsa (“alms”) +‎ -óir.

Noun

almsóir m (genitive singular almsóra, nominative plural almsóirí)

1. almoner

Declension

Declension of almsóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative almsóir almsóirí Vocative a almsóir a almsóirí Genitive almsóra almsóirí Dative almsóir almsóirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-almsóir na halmsóirí Genitive an almsóra na n-almsóirí Dative leis an almsóir don almsóir leis na halmsóirí

Derived terms

• almsóireacht f (“(act of) almsgiving”)
• banalmsóir m (“lady almoner”)

 

Related terms

• almsach m (“almsman”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “almsóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “almoner”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “almsóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.