saighdiúir
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”), from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. Doublet of saighdeoir (“archer, bowman”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠaidʲuːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠəidʲuɾʲ/
Noun
saighdiúir m (genitive singular saighdiúra, nominative plural saighdiúirí)
- soldier
Declension
Declension of saighdiúir
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- saighdiúir coise (“foot soldier”)
- saighdiúir innealtóireachta (“engineer”, literally “soldier of engineering”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saighdiúir | shaighdiúir after an, tsaighdiúir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saigteóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “saighdiúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “saighdiúir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saighdiúir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 64
- “saighdiúir” in the National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge.