fíodóir

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish *figedóir[2] (compare Manx feeder, Scottish Gaelic figheadair), from figid (weaves, plaits, intertwines, verb). By surface analysis, figh +‎ -adóir.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fíodóir m (genitive singular fíodóra, nominative plural fíodóirí)

  1. weaver
  2. spider
    Synonyms: damhán alla, ruán alla
  3. weaver(-bird)
    Synonym: éan fíodóra
  4. (figuratively) small light person

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fíodóir fhíodóir bhfíodóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ fíodóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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