slogaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• slogamóir, slogánach, slugaire

Etymology

From slog (“to swallow”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

slogaire m (genitive singular slogaire, nominative plural slogairí)

1. swallower
2. glutton

   Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of slogaire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative slogaire slogairí vocative a shlogaire a shlogairí genitive slogaire slogairí dative slogaire slogairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an slogaire na slogairí genitive an tslogaire na slogairí dative leis an slogaire don slogaire leis na slogairí

Derived terms

• slogaire tine (“fire-eater”)

Descendants

• →⇒ Yola: slougherdhès, slaugheardhès

Mutation

Mutated forms of slogaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
slogaire	shlogaire after an, tslogaire	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “slogaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy