Béarlóir
Irish
Etymology
From Béarla (“the English language”) + -óir (agent suffix) (compare Manx Baarleyr).
Noun
Béarlóir m (genitive singular Béarlóra, nominative plural Béarlóirí)
- English-speaker, Anglophone
Declension
Declension of Béarlóir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Béarlóireacht f (“(act of) speaking English”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Béarlóir | Bhéarlóir | mBéarlóir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Béarlóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Béarlóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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