imreoir
Irish
Etymology 1
From imir (“play”, verb) + -óir (agent suffix).
Noun
imreoir m (genitive singular imreora, nominative plural imreoirí)
Declension
Declension of imreoir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- imreoir fichille (“chess player”)
- imreoir sa chearnóg (“square ball”)
Etymology 2
Verb
imreoir
Usage notes
The modern standard form is imreoidh tú.
Alternative forms
- imeorair (archaic)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| imreoir | n-imreoir | himreoir | t-imreoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "imreoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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