conduchtaire

Irish

Etymology

From conducht (“to conduct”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

conduchtaire m (genitive singular conduchtaire, nominative plural conduchtairí)

1. conductor (something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound)

   Synonym: seoltóir

Declension

Declension of conduchtaire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative conduchtaire conduchtairí vocative a chonduchtaire a chonduchtairí genitive conduchtaire conduchtairí dative conduchtaire conduchtairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an conduchtaire na conduchtairí genitive an chonduchtaire na gconduchtairí dative leis an gconduchtaire don chonduchtaire leis na conduchtairí

Derived terms

• conduchtaire teasa (“conductor of heat”)
• conduchtaire tintrí (“lightning conductor”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of conduchtaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
conduchtaire	chonduchtaire	gconduchtaire

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “conduchtaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “conduchtaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm