séidire

Irish

Etymology

Old Irish séitire. By surface analysis, séid +‎ -ire.

Noun

séidire m (genitive singular séidire, nominative plural séidirí)

  1. blower (person)
  2. blower (device)
  3. puffer, snorter

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • séidire duilleog m (“leafblower”)
  • séidire gloine m (“glassblower”)
  • séidire sneachta m (“snowblower”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of séidire
radical lenition eclipsis
séidire shéidire
after an, tséidire 		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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