vótálaí

Irish

Etymology

From vótáil (“vote”, verb) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

vótálaí m (genitive singular vótálaí, nominative plural vótálaithe)

voter

Declension

Declension of vótálaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vótálaí	vótálaithe
Vocative	a vótálaí	a vótálaithe
Genitive	vótálaí	vótálaithe
Dative	vótálaí	vótálaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an vótálaí	na vótálaithe
Genitive	an vótálaí	na vótálaithe
Dative	leis an vótálaí don vótálaí	leis na vótálaithe

Synonyms

Derived terms

vótálaí aistreach, vótálaí comhlúthach (“swing voter, floating voter”)
vótálaí neamhláithreach (“absentee voter”)

Related terms

vóta (“vote”, noun)
vótáil (“vote”, verb)
vótáil (“voting, poll”, noun)
vótaíocht (“(act of) polling; poll”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “vótálaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“voter”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023

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