argónaí

argónaí

Irish

Etymology

From argóin (“argue”, verb) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

argónaí m (genitive singular argónaí, nominative plural argónaithe)

1. arguer (one who argues)

Declension

Declension of argónaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative argónaí argónaithe Vocative a argónaí a argónaithe Genitive argónaí argónaithe Dative argónaí argónaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-argónaí na hargónaithe Genitive an argónaí na n-argónaithe Dative leis an argónaí don argónaí leis na hargónaithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
argónaí	n-argónaí	hargónaí	t-argónaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “argónaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “argónaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.