fealltóir

Irish

Etymology

From feall (prove false to, betray) + -tóir (agent noun suffix).

Noun

fealltóir m (genitive singular fealltóra, nominative plural fealltóirí)

  1. betrayer, traitor
    Proverb: Ní in am a bhraitear an fealltóir.A traitor is seldom caught in time.
    Synonym: tréatúir

Declension

Derived terms

  • fealltóireacht f ((act of) betraying; treachery)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fealltóir fhealltóir bhfealltóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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