aerthóir

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

aerthóir m (genitive singular aerthóra, nominative plural aerthóirí)

1. simpleton

   Synonyms: amaid, baothán, duine le Dia, duine simplí, gaimse, gamal, leadhbán, leib, óinmhid, pleidhce, simpleoir, stualán

Etymology 2

From aer(aigh) (“aerate”, verb) +‎ -thóir.

Noun

aerthóir m (genitive singular aerthóra, nominative plural aerthóirí)

1. aerator

Alternative forms

• aeraitheoir

Declension

Declension of aerthóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aerthóir aerthóirí Vocative a aerthóir a aerthóirí Genitive aerthóra aerthóirí Dative aerthóir aerthóirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aerthóir na haerthóirí Genitive an aerthóra na n-aerthóirí Dative leis an aerthóir don aerthóir leis na haerthóirí

Mutation

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

Further reading

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