óstóir

Irish

Alternative forms

• hóstóir

Etymology

From ósta +‎ -óir.

Noun

óstóir m (genitive singular óstóra, nominative plural óstóirí)

1. innkeeper; landlord, publican

   Synonym: tábhairneoir

Declension

Declension of óstóir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative óstóir óstóra vocative a óstóir a óstóra genitive óstóra óstóra dative óstóir óstóra forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-óstóir na hóstóra genitive an óstóra na n-óstóra dative leis an óstóir don óstóir leis na hóstóra

Mutation

Mutated forms of óstóir

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óstóir	n-óstóir	hóstóir	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óstóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “óstóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “óstóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025