áilteoir
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Irish
Etymology
From áilt (“prank, lark”) + -óir.
Pronunciation
Noun
áilteoir m (genitive singular áilteora, nominative plural áilteoirí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- áilteoireacht f (“(act of) tricking, joking”)
- áilteortha (“tricky, roguish”, adjective)
- fo-áilteoir m (“zany”, noun)
Related terms
- áilteach (“prankish”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| áilteoir | n-áilteoir | háilteoir | t-áilteoir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áilteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áilteoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “áilteoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024