damantóir

Irish

Etymology

From damanta (from Middle Irish dammanta, past participle of damnaid, from Latin damnō) + -óir.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠamˠən̪ˠt̪ˠɔɾʲ/[1]

Noun

damantóir m (genitive singular damantóra, nominative plural damantóirí)

  1. seducer
  2. wicked person

Declension

Declension of damantóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative damantóir damantóirí
vocative a dhamantóir a dhamantóirí
genitive damantóra damantóirí
dative damantóir damantóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an damantóir na damantóirí
genitive an damantóra na ndamantóirí
dative leis an damantóir
don damantóir 		leis na damantóirí

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of damantóir
radical lenition eclipsis
damantóir dhamantóir ndamantóir

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 477, page 152

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