sealgaire

Irish

Etymology

From seilg + -aire.

Noun

sealgaire m (genitive singular sealgaire, nominative plural sealgairí)

  1. hunter, huntsman
    Synonym: fiagaí
  2. searcher, forager

Declension

Derived terms

  • bansealgaire (huntress)
  • scian sealgaire (hunting-knife)
  • sealgaire ceann (head-hunter)
  • sealgaire cloigeann (scalp-hunter)
  • sealgaire coille (woodcraftsman, woodsman)
  • sealgaire daoine (man-hunter)
  • sealgaire deolchairí (bounty hunter)
  • sealgaire éan fiáin, sealgaire géim (wildfowler)
  • sealgaire míolta móra (whaler)
  • sealgaire muc (pigsticker)
  • sealgaire rónta (sealer)
  • sealgaire slada (freebooter)
  • sealgaireacht (hunting)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sealgaire shealgaire
after an, tsealgaire
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Further reading

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