boghdóir

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish bogatóir, from boga (bow) (compare modern bogha), from Old Norse bogi. Equivalent to bogha +‎ -dóir.

Noun

boghdóir m (genitive singular boghdóra, nominative plural boghdóirí)

  1. archer, bowman
    Synonym: saighdeoir

Declension

Declension of boghdóir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative boghdóir boghdóirí
vocative a bhoghdóir a bhoghdóirí
genitive boghdóra boghdóirí
dative boghdóir boghdóirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an boghdóir na boghdóirí
genitive an bhoghdóra na mboghdóirí
dative leis an mboghdóir
don bhoghdóir
leis na boghdóirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of boghdóir
radical lenition eclipsis
boghdóir bhoghdóir mboghdóir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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