sealgaire

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

Irish

Etymology

From seilg +‎ -aire.

Noun

sealgaire m (genitive singular sealgaire, nominative plural sealgairí)

  1. hunter, huntsman
    Synonym: fiagaí
  2. searcher, forager

Declension

Declension of sealgaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sealgaire sealgairí
vocative a shealgaire a shealgairí
genitive sealgaire sealgairí
dative sealgaire sealgairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sealgaire na sealgairí
genitive an tsealgaire na sealgairí
dative leis an sealgaire
don sealgaire
leis na sealgairí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sealgaire
radical lenition eclipsis
sealgaire shealgaire
after an, tsealgaire
not applicable

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

References

Further reading