saighdeoir
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”), from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. Synchronically analyzable as saighead + -óir. Doublet of saighdiúir (“soldier”).
Noun
saighdeoir m (genitive singular saighdeora, nominative plural saighdeoirí)
Declension
Declension of saighdeoir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- an Saighdeoir (“Sagittarius”)
- saighdeoireacht (“archery”)
Related terms
- bogha (“bow”)
- boghdóireacht (“archery”)
- saighead (“arrow”)
- truaill saighead (“quiver”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saighdeoir | shaighdeoir after an, tsaighdeoir |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “saigteóir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "saighdeoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “saighdeoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saighdeoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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