pinsinéir
Irish
Alternative forms
- pinnsinéir (superseded)
- pinsinéara (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
Borrowed from English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner, from Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pinsean + -éir.
Noun
pinsinéir m (genitive singular pinsinéara, nominative plural pinsinéirí)
- pensioner (someone living on a pension)
Declension
Declension of pinsinéir
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- pinsinéir seanaoise m (“old age pensioner”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pinsinéir | phinsinéir | bpinsinéir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “pinsinéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “pinnsinéir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “pinsinéir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pinsinéir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.