saighdiúir
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”),[1] from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. Doublet of saighdeoir (“archer, bowman”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠɑiˈdʲuːɾʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠaidʲuːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠəidʲuːɾʲ/[3]
Noun
[edit]saighdiúir m (genitive singular saighdiúra, nominative plural saighdiúirí)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- saighdiúir coise (“foot soldier”)
- saighdiúir innealtóireachta (“engineer”, literally “soldier of engineering”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| saighdiúir | shaighdiúir after an, tsaighdiúir |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saigteóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 85
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 171, page 64
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saighdiúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saighdiúir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “saighdiúir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “saighdiúir”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024