múinteoir
Irish
Etymology
From múin + -teoir.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠuːn̠ʲˈtʲoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲɔɾʲ/, /ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲaɾʲ/
Noun
múinteoir m (genitive singular múinteora, nominative plural múinteoirí)
- teacher
Declension
Declension of múinteoir
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- múinteoir baile (“family tutor”)
- múinteoir bunscoile, múinteoir náisiúnta (“national teacher”)
- múinteoir cúnta (“assistant teacher”)
- múinteoireacht (“(act of) teaching”)
- múinteoir ionaid (“relief teacher, substitute teacher, supply teacher”)
- múinteoir scoile (“school-teacher”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
múinteoir | mhúinteoir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “múinteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “múinteoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “múinteoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.