vótóir

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English voter; synchronically analyzable as vóta (“vote”) +‎ -óir (agent suffix).

Noun

vótóir m (genitive singular vótóra, nominative plural vótóirí)

Synonym of vótálaí (“voter”)

Declension

Declension of vótóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vótóir	vótóirí
Vocative	a vótóir	a vótóirí
Genitive	vótóara	vótóirí
Dative	vótóir	vótóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an vótóir	na vótóirí
Genitive	an vótóara	na vótóirí
Dative	leis an vótóir don vótóir	leis na vótóirí

Further reading

"vótálaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“voter” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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