slogaire

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From slog (“to swallow”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

slogaire m (genitive singular slogaire, nominative plural slogairí)

  1. swallower
  2. glutton
    Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of slogaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative slogaire slogairí
vocative a shlogaire a shlogairí
genitive slogaire slogairí
dative slogaire slogairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an slogaire na slogairí
genitive an tslogaire na slogairí
dative leis an slogaire
don slogaire 		leis na slogairí

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →⇒ Yola: slougherdhès, slaugheardhès

Mutation

Mutated forms of slogaire
radical lenition eclipsis
slogaire shlogaire
after an, tslogaire 		not applicable

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

Further reading

  • “slogaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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