poitigéir

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word poitigéir. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word poitigéir, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say poitigéir in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word poitigéir you have here. The definition of the word poitigéir will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpoitigéir, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Etymology

An alteration of Middle Irish potecaire (assimilated to the suffix -éir), from Old French apotecaire, from Medieval Latin apothēcārius (“storekeeper”), from Latin apothēca (“repository, storehouse, warehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “a repository, storehouse”).

Noun

poitigéir m (genitive singular poitigéara, nominative plural poitigéirí)

  1. pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary
    Synonym: cógaiseoir

Declension

Declension of poitigéir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative poitigéir poitigéirí
vocative a phoitigéir a phoitigéirí
genitive poitigéara poitigéirí
dative poitigéir poitigéirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an poitigéir na poitigéirí
genitive an phoitigéara na bpoitigéirí
dative leis an bpoitigéir
don phoitigéir 		leis na poitigéirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of poitigéir
radical lenition eclipsis
poitigéir phoitigéir bpoitigéir

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

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia