Irish
Etymology
From múin + -teoir.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /mˠuːn̠ʲˈtʲoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲɔɾʲ/, /ˈmˠuːn̠ʲtʲaɾʲ/
Noun
múinteoir m (genitive singular múinteora, nominative plural múinteoirí)
- teacher
Declension
Declension of múinteoir (third declension)
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Derived terms
- múinteoir baile (“family tutor”)
- múinteoir bunscoile, múinteoir náisiúnta (“national teacher”)
- múinteoir cúnta (“assistant teacher”)
- múinteoir ionaid (“relief teacher, substitute teacher, supply teacher”)
- múinteoir scoile (“school-teacher”)
- múinteoireacht (“(act of) teaching”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of múinteoir
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lenition
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eclipsis
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mhúinteoir
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not applicable
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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.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “múinteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “múinteoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “múinteoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025