saighdeoir

See also: Saighdeoir

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”), from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. By surface analysis, saighead +‎ -óir. Doublet of saighdiúir (“soldier”).

Noun

saighdeoir m (genitive singular saighdeora, nominative plural saighdeoirí)

1. archer, bowman

   Synonym: boghdóir

Declension

Declension of saighdeoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative saighdeoir saighdeoirí Vocative a shaighdeoir a shaighdeoirí Genitive saighdeora saighdeoirí Dative saighdeoir saighdeoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an saighdeoir na saighdeoirí Genitive an tsaighdeora na saighdeoirí Dative leis an saighdeoir don saighdeoir leis na saighdeoirí

Derived terms

• saighdeoireacht (“archery”)
• an Saighdeoir (“Sagittarius”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
saighdeoir	shaighdeoir after an, tsaighdeoir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saigteóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saighdeoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “saighdeoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “saighdeoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.