criadóir

Irish

Etymology

From cré (“clay”) +‎ -adóir.

Noun

criadóir m (genitive singular criadóra, nominative plural criadóirí)

1. ceramist

   Synonym: ceireamach

2. potter

   Synonym: potaire

Declension

Declension of criadóir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative criadóir criadóirí vocative a chriadóir a chriadóirí genitive criadóra criadóirí dative criadóir criadóirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an criadóir na criadóirí genitive an chriadóra na gcriadóirí dative leis an gcriadóir don chriadóir leis na criadóirí

Derived terms

• criadóireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of criadóir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
criadóir	chriadóir	gcriadóir

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) “criadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “criadóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “criadóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024