moltóir

Irish

Etymology

From mol +‎ -tóir.

Noun

moltóir m (genitive singular moltóra, nominative plural moltóirí)

  1. adjudicator, judge (of a contest, etc.)
    Bhain mé an-sult a bheith mar mholtóir don chomórtas.
    I greatly enjoyed being a judge for the competition.
  2. (sports) referee, umpire
    Synonym: réiteoir
  3. referee (person who writes a letter of reference)

Declension

Declension of moltóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative moltóir moltóirí
vocative a mholtóir a mholtóirí
genitive moltóra moltóirí
dative moltóir moltóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an moltóir na moltóirí
genitive an mholtóra na moltóirí
dative leis an moltóir
don mholtóir 		leis na moltóirí

Derived terms

  • moltóireacht f (“adjudication”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of moltóir
radical lenition eclipsis
moltóir mholtóir not applicable

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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