geatóir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From geata +‎ -óir.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟaˈt̪ˠoːɾʲ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟat̪ˠoːɾʲ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟafˠt̪ˠɔɾʲ/[3] (corresponding to geaftóir)

Noun

geatóir m (genitive singular geatóra, nominative plural geatóirí)

  1. gatekeeper
  2. porter (“person in control of a building entrance”)

Declension

Declension of geatóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative geatóir geatóirí
vocative a gheatóir a gheatóirí
genitive geatóra geatóirí
dative geatóir geatóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an geatóir na geatóirí
genitive an gheatóra na ngeatóirí
dative leis an ngeatóir
don gheatóir 		leis na geatóirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of geatóir
radical lenition eclipsis
geatóir gheatóir ngeatóir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “geatóir”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 105
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 200

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “geatóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 530; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “geatóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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