saighdiúir
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”), from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. Doublet of saighdeoir (“archer, bowman”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
saighdiúir m (genitive singular saighdiúra, nominative plural saighdiúirí)
Declension
Declension of saighdiúir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- saighdiúir coise (“foot soldier”)
- saighdiúir innealtóireachta (“engineer”, literally “soldier of engineering”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saighdiúir | shaighdiúir after an, tsaighdiúir |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saigteóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saighdiúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saighdiúir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “saighdiúir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “saighdiúir”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024