ardaitheoir

Irish

Etymology

From ardaigh +‎ -itheoir.

Noun

ardaitheoir m (genitive singular ardaitheora, nominative plural ardaitheoirí)

  1. lifter
  2. lift, elevator

Declension

Declension of ardaitheoir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ardaitheoir ardaitheoirí
vocative a ardaitheoir a ardaitheoirí
genitive ardaitheora ardaitheoirí
dative ardaitheoir ardaitheoirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ardaitheoir na hardaitheoirí
genitive an ardaitheora na n-ardaitheoirí
dative leis an ardaitheoir
don ardaitheoir 		leis na hardaitheoirí

Derived terms

  • árasán gan ardaitheoir (“walk-up”) (apartment)
  • ardaitheoir ardáin (“platform lift”)
  • ardaitheoir cathaoireach (“chairlift”)
  • ardaitheoir cuaille (“button lift”)
  • ardaitheoir cúil (“tail lift”)
  • ardaitheoir freastail (“dumbwaiter”)
  • ardaitheoir gráin (“grain elevator”)
  • ardaitheoir sciála (“ski lift”)
  • foirgneamh gan ardaitheoir (“walk-up”) (building)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardaitheoir
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardaitheoir n-ardaitheoir hardaitheoir t-ardaitheoir

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) “ardaitheoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “elevator”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “hoist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “lift”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “riser”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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