ardaitheoir

Irish

Etymology

From ardaigh +‎ -óir.

Noun

ardaitheoir m (genitive singular ardaitheora, nominative plural ardaitheoirí)

1. lifter
2. lift, elevator

Declension

Declension of ardaitheoir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ardaitheoir ardaitheoirí vocative a ardaitheoir a ardaitheoirí genitive ardaitheora ardaitheoirí dative ardaitheoir ardaitheoirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ardaitheoir na hardaitheoirí genitive an ardaitheora na n-ardaitheoirí dative leis an ardaitheoir don ardaitheoir leis na hardaitheoirí

Derived terms

• árasán gan ardaitheoir (“walk-up”) (apartment)
• ardaitheoir ardáin (“platform lift”)
• ardaitheoir cathaoireach (“chairlift”)
• ardaitheoir cuaille (“button lift”)
• ardaitheoir cúil (“tail lift”)
• ardaitheoir freastail (“dumbwaiter”)
• ardaitheoir gráin (“grain elevator”)
• ardaitheoir sciála (“ski lift”)
• foirgneamh gan ardaitheoir (“walk-up”) (building)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardaitheoir

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardaitheoir	n-ardaitheoir	hardaitheoir	t-ardaitheoir

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) “ardaitheoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “elevator”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “hoist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “lift”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “riser”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025