failpéir
Irish
Etymology
From failp (“whip, strike (with cane, etc.)”) + -éir (agent suffix).
Noun
failpéir m (genitive singular failpéara, nominative plural failpéirí)
- sponger, toady
Declension
Declension of failpéir
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Synonyms
- (toady): blitsín, líodóir, lútálaí, Seoinín, slusaí, súdaire, táthaire
Derived terms
- failpéireacht f (“(act of) sponging, toadying”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
failpéir | fhailpéir | bhfailpéir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "failpéir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.