adhlacóir

Irish

Etymology

From adhlaic (“bury”, verb) +‎ -óir (agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [əil̪ˠəˈkoːɾʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkoːɾʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈəil̪ˠəkɔɾʲ]

Noun

adhlacóir m (genitive singular adhlacóra, nominative plural adhlacóirí)

  1. undertaker, funeral director
    Synonyms: adhlacanach, anlacanaí

Declension
Declension of adhlacóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative adhlacóir adhlacóirí
Vocative a adhlacóir a adhlacóirí
Genitive adhlacóra adhlacóirí
Dative adhlacóir adhlacóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-adhlacóir na hadhlacóirí
Genitive an adhlacóra na n-adhlacóirí
Dative leis an adhlacóir

don adhlacóir

 leis na hadhlacóirí

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
adhlacóir n-adhlacóir hadhlacóir t-adhlacóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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