-tóir
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish, from Latin -tor.
Suffix
-tóir m
- -er (suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does (or a thing that does) something)
- múin (“teach”, verb) + -tóir → múinteoir (“teacher”)
- inneall (“engine”, noun) + -tóir → innealtóir (“engineer”)
Declension
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Derived terms
Irish terms suffixed with -tóir