Irish
Etymology
From conducht (“to conduct”) + -aire.
Noun
conduchtaire m (genitive singular conduchtaire, nominative plural conduchtairí)
- conductor (something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound)
- Synonym: seoltóir
Declension
Declension of conduchtaire (fourth declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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conduchtaire
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conduchtairí
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| vocative
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a chonduchtaire
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a chonduchtairí
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| genitive
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conduchtaire
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conduchtairí
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| dative
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conduchtaire
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conduchtairí
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an conduchtaire
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na conduchtairí
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| genitive
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an chonduchtaire
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na gconduchtairí
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| dative
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leis an gconduchtaire don chonduchtaire
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leis na conduchtairí
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Derived terms
- conduchtaire teasa (“conductor of heat”)
- conduchtaire tintrí (“lightning conductor”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of conduchtaire
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| conduchtaire
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chonduchtaire
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gconduchtaire
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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.
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