ambasadóir
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English ambassador, with influence from the agent noun suffix -óir.
Noun[edit]
ambasadóir m (genitive singular ambasadóra, nominative plural ambasadóirí)
- ambassador
- Hyponym: banambasadóir
Declension[edit]
Declension of ambasadóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- ambasadóireacht f (“ambassadorship”)
Related terms[edit]
- ambasáid f (“embassy”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ambasadóir | n-ambasadóir | hambasadóir | t-ambasadóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ambasadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ambasadóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ambasadóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.