glantóir
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From glan (“to clean”) + -óir (“agent suffix”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡl̪ˠan̪ˠˈt̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɾʲ/, /ˈɡl̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠan̪ˠt̪ˠɔɾʲ/, /ˈɡl̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠɔɾʲ/
Noun
[edit]glantóir m (genitive singular glantóra, nominative plural glantóirí)
- cleaner (person; cleaning agent, detergent)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- folúsghlantóir m (“vacuum cleaner”)
- glantóir bróg m (“shoeblack”)
- glantóir fuinneog m (“window cleaner”)
- glantóir simléar m (“chimney sweep”)
- glantóir sráideanna m (“street-cleaner”)
- tirimghlantóir m (“dry cleaner”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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glantóir | ghlantóir | nglantóir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glantóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN