folúsghlantóir
Irish
Etymology
folús (“vacuum”) + glantóir (“cleaner”)
Calque of English vacuum cleaner.
Noun
folúsghlantóir m (genitive singular folúsghlantóra, nominative plural folúsghlantóirí)
Declension
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Related terms
- folúsghlan (“vacuum”, verb)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| folúsghlantóir | fholúsghlantóir | bhfolúsghlantóir |
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) “folúsghlantóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN