loingseoir

Irish

Etymology

loingeas (“ships, shipping; fleet; naval expedition”) +‎ -óir

Noun

loingseoir m (genitive singular loingseora, nominative plural loingseoirí)

  1. (nautical) seaman, navigator

Declension

Declension of loingseoir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative loingseoir loingseoirí
vocative a loingseoir a loingseoirí
genitive loingseora loingseoirí
dative loingseoir loingseoirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an loingseoir na loingseoirí
genitive an loingseora na loingseoirí
dative leis an loingseoir
don loingseoir 		leis na loingseoirí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cairt loingseora f (“navigator's chart, sea map”)
  • loingseoireacht f (“seamanship, (skill in) navigation; (act of) seafaring, voyaging”)
  • loingseach m (“mariner, seaman; sea-rover, pirate; exile, wanderer”)
  • loingseach (“abounding in ships”, adjective)
  • loingsigh (“banish, exile; go into exile”, verb)

Further reading

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