reachtaire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rechtaire (“steward, bailiff, administrator”).

Noun

reachtaire m (genitive singular reachtaire, nominative plural reachtairí)

1. (historical) controller (of royal household); administrator, steward
2. (ecclesiastical) rector
3. auditor (of society); master of ceremonies
4. (historical, agriculture) dairy farmer renting land and stock

Declension

Declension of reachtaire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative reachtaire reachtairí vocative a reachtaire a reachtairí genitive reachtaire reachtairí dative reachtaire reachtairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an reachtaire na reachtairí genitive an reachtaire na reachtairí dative leis an reachtaire don reachtaire leis na reachtairí

Synonyms

• (auditor): reachtaire cumainn

Derived terms

• ard-reachtaire (“comptroller”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reachtaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “auditor”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “comptroller”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “master of ceremonies”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “rector”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025