geataire

Irish

Alternative forms

  • geaftaire, geaitire, geatra, geitire, giotaire

Etymology

From Middle Irish getal (rush, broom) + -aire.

Noun

geataire m (genitive singular geataire, nominative plural geatairí)

  1. long rush
  2. rushlight
  3. wick of a rush candle
  4. person of slight build
  5. small missile

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geataire gheataire ngeataire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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