damhsóir

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Irish

Alternative forms

damhsaire

Etymology

From damhsa (“dance”) +‎ -óir.

Noun

damhsóir m (genitive singular damhsóra, nominative plural damhsóirí)

dancer
Synonym: rinceoir

Declension

Declension of damhsóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	damhsóir	damhsóirí
Vocative	a dhamhsóir	a dhamhsóirí
Genitive	damhsóra	damhsóirí
Dative	damhsóir	damhsóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an damhsóir	na damhsóirí
Genitive	an damhsóra	na ndamhsóirí
Dative	leis an damhsóir don damhsóir	leis na damhsóirí

Derived terms

damhsóir bailé (“ballet dancer”)
damhsóir can-can (“cancan dancer”)
damhsóir earótach (“exotic dancer”)
damhsóir líne (“line dancer”)
damhsóir tangó (“tango dancer”)
damhsóir téisiúil (“lap dancer”)

Related terms

damhsach (“dancing; frisky”, adjective)
damhsaigh (“dance”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
damhsóir	dhamhsóir	ndamhsóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damhsóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “damhsóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“damhsóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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