ionsaitheoir
Irish
Etymology
From ionsaigh (“advance upon, attack”, verb) + -óir (agent noun suffix).
Noun
ionsaitheoir m (genitive singular ionsaitheora, nominative plural ionsaitheoirí)
- (sports, etc.) attacker, aggressor
Declension
Declension of ionsaitheoir
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Related terms
- ionsaitheach (“attacking, aggressive”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ionsaitheoir | n-ionsaitheoir | hionsaitheoir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "ionsaitheoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.