saighdiúir
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”), from saiget (“arrow”) (compare modern saighead), from Latin sagitta. Doublet of saighdeoir (“archer, bowman”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠaidʲuːɾʲ/
Declension
Declension of saighdiúir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- saighdiúir coise (“foot soldier”)
- saighdiúir innealtóireachta (“engineer”, literally “soldier of engineering”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saighdiúir | shaighdiúir after an, tsaighdiúir |
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “saigteóir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "saighdiúir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “saighdiúir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saighdiúir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- "saighdiúir" in the National Terminology Database for Irish, provided by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge.
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