Irish
Etymology
From adhlaic (“bury”, verb) + -óir (agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
adhlacóir m (genitive singular adhlacóra, nominative plural adhlacóirí)
- undertaker, funeral director
- Synonyms: adhlacanach, anlacanaí
Declension
Declension of adhlacóir (third declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of adhlacóir
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| adhlacóir
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n-adhlacóir
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hadhlacóir
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t-adhlacóir
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhlacóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adhlacóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “adhlacóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025