fíodóir
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish *figedóir[2] (compare Manx feeder, Scottish Gaelic figheadair), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb). By surface analysis, figh + -adóir.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːˈd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːd̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːd̪ˠɔɾʲ/
Noun
[edit]fíodóir m (genitive singular fíodóra, nominative plural fíodóirí)
- weaver
- spider
- Synonyms: damhán alla, ruán alla
- weaver(-bird)
- Synonym: éan fíodóra
- (figuratively) small light person
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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fíodóir | fhíodóir | bhfíodóir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “fíodóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fiġeadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíodóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fíodóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fíodóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024