cigire

Hungarian

Etymology

cigi +‎ -re

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡siɡirɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ci‧gi‧re

Noun

cigire

  1. sublative singular of cigi

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɪɟɪɾʲə/

Noun

cigire m (genitive singular cigire, nominative plural cigirí)

  1. inspector
  2. (derogatory) gay man, faggot, poof (shortened from cigire tóna)

Declension
Declension of cigire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cigire cigirí
Vocative a chigire a chigirí
Genitive cigire cigirí
Dative cigire cigirí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cigire na cigirí
Genitive an chigire na gcigirí
Dative leis an gcigire

don chigire

 leis na cigirí

Derived terms
  • banchigire (“female inspector”)
  • cigire tóna (“gay man, faggot, poof”, literally “arse inspector”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cigire chigire gcigire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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