-óir
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -eoir (slender form)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish, from Latin -or.
Suffix[edit]
-óir m
- -er; suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does (or a thing that does) something.
Usage notes[edit]
- The form is -eoir when the stem ends in a slender consonant.
- All nouns in -óir are masculine nouns of the third declension;
- When attaching to verbs, uses the participle form as the stem:
- cuidigh (“help”), pp. cuidithe + -óir → cuiditheoir (“helper”)
- tiomsaigh (“collect, compile”), pp. tiomsaithe + -óir → tiomsaitheoir (“collector, compiler”)
- tuismigh (“procreate”), pp. tuismithe + -óir → tuismitheoir (“parent”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of -óir