veigeatóir

Irish

Etymology

English vegetarian, with the ending altered to -tóir

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /vʲɛɟɪˈt̪ˠoːɾʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈvʲɛɟɪt̪ˠoːɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈvʲɛɟɪt̪ˠɔɾʲ/

Noun

veigeatóir m (genitive singular veigeatóra, nominative plural veigeatóirí)

  1. vegetarian (person who avoids eating animal flesh)
    Synonym: feoilséantóir

Declension

Declension of veigeatóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative veigeatóir veigeatóirí
vocative a veigeatóir a veigeatóirí
genitive veigeatóra veigeatóirí
dative veigeatóir veigeatóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an veigeatóir na veigeatóirí
genitive an veigeatóra na veigeatóirí
dative leis an veigeatóir
don veigeatóir 		leis na veigeatóirí
  • veigeatóireachas
  • veigeatórach

Further reading

  • “veigeatóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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