-adóir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -atóir, borrowed from Latin -ātor.

Suffix

-adóir m

  1. Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does (or a thing that does) something.
    ‎bréag (“lie”) + ‎-adóir → ‎bréagadóir (“liar”)
    ‎dath (“color”) + ‎-adóir → ‎dathadóir (“colorist, dyer, painter”)
    ‎gúna (“gown, dress”) + ‎-adóir → ‎gúnadóir (“dressmaker”)

Usage notes
  • All nouns in -adóir are masculine nouns of the third declension:
Declension of -adóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -adóir -adóirí
Vocative a -adóir a -adóirí
Genitive -adóra -adóirí
Dative -adóir -adóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an -adóir na -adóirí
Genitive an -adóra na -adóirí
Dative leis an -adóir

don -adóir

 leis na -adóirí

Derived terms
Irish terms suffixed with -adóir
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