reachtaire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rechtaire (“steward, bailiff, administrator”).

Noun

reachtaire m (genitive singular reachtaire, nominative plural reachtairí)

  1. (historical) controller (of royal household); administrator, steward
  2. (ecclesiastical) rector
  3. auditor (of society); master of ceremonies
  4. (historical, agriculture) dairy farmer renting land and stock

Declension

Declension of reachtaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative reachtaire reachtairí
vocative a reachtaire a reachtairí
genitive reachtaire reachtairí
dative reachtaire reachtairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an reachtaire na reachtairí
genitive an reachtaire na reachtairí
dative leis an reachtaire
don reachtaire 		leis na reachtairí

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reachtaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “auditor”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “comptroller”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “master of ceremonies”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “rector”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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