fealltóir
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From feall (“prove false to, betray”) + -tóir (agent noun suffix).
Noun
[edit]fealltóir m (genitive singular fealltóra, nominative plural fealltóirí)
- betrayer, traitor
- Proverb: Ní in am a bhraitear an fealltóir. ― A traitor is seldom caught in time.
- Synonym: tréatúir
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- fealltóireacht f (“(act of) betraying; treachery”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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fealltóir | fhealltóir | bhfealltóir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fealltóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fealltóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fealltóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025