adhlacóir
Irish
Etymology
From adhlaic (“bury”, verb) + -óir (agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [əil̪ˠəˈkoːɾʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkoːɾʲ]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkɔɾʲ]
Noun
adhlacóir m (genitive singular adhlacóra, nominative plural adhlacóirí)
- undertaker, funeral director
- Synonyms: adhlacanach, anlacanaí
Declension
Declension of adhlacóir
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adhlacóir | n-adhlacóir | hadhlacóir | t-adhlacóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adhlacóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “adhlacóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “adhlacóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.