manaoiseoir

Irish

Etymology

From manaois (“(act of) dallying, toying”) +‎ -óir (agent suffix).

Noun

manaoiseoir m (genitive singular manaoiseora, nominative plural manaoiseoirí)

1. shilly-shallier

Declension

Declension of manaoiseoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative manaoiseoir manaoiseoirí Vocative a mhanaoiseoir a mhanaoiseoirí Genitive manaoiseora manaoiseoirí Dative manaoiseoir manaoiseoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an manaoiseoir na manaoiseoirí Genitive an mhanaoiseora na manaoiseoirí Dative leis an manaoiseoir don mhanaoiseoir leis na manaoiseoirí

Related terms

• manaoiseach (“dallying, shilly-shallying”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
manaoiseoir	mhanaoiseoir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “manaoiseoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN