spealadóir

Irish

Etymology

speal (“scythe”) +‎ -adóir

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpʲal̪ˠəˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲalˠəd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲalˠəd̪ˠɔɾʲ/

Noun

spealadóir m (genitive singular spealadóra, nominative plural spealadóirí)

scytheman, mower

Declension

Declension of spealadóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spealadóir	spealadóirí
Vocative	a spealadóir	a spealadóirí
Genitive	spealadóra	spealadóirí
Dative	spealadóir	spealadóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an spealadóir	na spealadóirí
Genitive	an spealadóra	na spealadóirí
Dative	leis an spealadóir don spealadóir	leis na spealadóirí

Derived terms

spealadóireacht

Further reading

“spealadóir” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
“spealadóir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 679.
"spealadóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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