almsóir

Irish

Etymology

From almsa (“alms”) +‎ -óir.

Noun

almsóir m (genitive singular almsóra, nominative plural almsóirí)

almoner

Declension

Declension of almsóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	almsóir	almsóirí
Vocative	a almsóir	a almsóirí
Genitive	almsóra	almsóirí
Dative	almsóir	almsóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-almsóir	na halmsóirí
Genitive	an almsóra	na n-almsóirí
Dative	leis an almsóir don almsóir	leis na halmsóirí

Derived terms

almsóireacht f (“(act of) almsgiving”)
banalmsóir m (“lady almoner”)

Related terms

almsach m (“almsman”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

"almsóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“almoner” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Entries containing “almsóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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