aerthóir

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

aerthóir m (genitive singular aerthóra, nominative plural aerthóirí)

  1. simpleton
    Synonyms: amaid, baothán, duine le Dia, duine simplí, gaimse, gamal, leadhbán, leib, óinmhid, pleidhce, simpleoir, stualán

Etymology 2

From aer(aigh) (“aerate”, verb) +‎ -thóir.

Noun

aerthóir m (genitive singular aerthóra, nominative plural aerthóirí)

  1. aerator
Alternative forms

Declension

Declension of aerthóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative aerthóir aerthóirí
vocative a aerthóir a aerthóirí
genitive aerthóra aerthóirí
dative aerthóir aerthóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-aerthóir na haerthóirí
genitive an aerthóra na n-aerthóirí
dative leis an aerthóir
don aerthóir 		leis na haerthóirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of aerthóir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aerthóir n-aerthóir haerthóir t-aerthóir

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

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