cigire

Hungarian

Etymology

cigi +‎ -re

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡siɡirɛ]
• Hyphenation: ci‧gi‧re

Noun

cigire

1. sublative singular of cigi

Irish

Etymology

Coined by Tadhg Ó Neachtain (c. 1670 – c. 1752) based on a misreading of cighim (itself a rare and now obsolete alternative spelling of cím (“I see”)) as cigim, expanded by the suffix -ire. Began to see actual use in Irish at the beginning of the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɟɪɾʲə/

Noun

cigire m (genitive singular cigire, nominative plural cigirí)

1. inspector
2. (derogatory) gay man, faggot, poof (shortened from cigire tóna (literally “arse inspector”))

Declension

Declension of cigire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cigire cigirí vocative a chigire a chigirí genitive cigire cigirí dative cigire cigirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cigire na cigirí genitive an chigire na gcigirí dative leis an gcigire don chigire leis na cigirí

Derived terms

• banchigire
• cigire tóna
• cigireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of cigire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cigire	chigire	gcigire

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cigire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 137
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cigire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN