Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
pótaire. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
pótaire, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
pótaire in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
pótaire you have here. The definition of the word
pótaire will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
pótaire, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Irish
Etymology
From póit (“drinking-bout, hangover”) + -aire.
Noun
pótaire m (genitive singular pótaire, nominative plural pótairí)
- drunkard
- Synonyms: druncaeir, meisceoir
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
|
| Radical
|
Lenition
|
Eclipsis
|
| pótaire
|
phótaire
|
bpótaire
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pótaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pótaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN