glantóir
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From glan (“to clean”) + -óir (“agent suffix”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡl̪ˠan̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɾʲ/, /ˈɡl̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠan̪ˠt̪ˠɔɾʲ/, /ˈɡl̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠɔɾʲ/
Noun[edit]
glantóir m (genitive singular glantóra, nominative plural glantóirí)
- cleaner (person; cleaning agent, detergent)
Declension[edit]
Declension of glantóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- folúsghlantóir m (“vacuum cleaner”)
- glantóir bróg m (“shoeblack”)
- glantóir fuinneog m (“window cleaner”)
- glantóir simléar m (“chimney sweep”)
- glantóir sráideanna m (“street-cleaner”)
- tirimghlantóir m (“dry cleaner”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
glantóir | ghlantóir | nglantóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glantóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN