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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aimsigh (“aim; find, locate”, verb) + -óir (agent suffix).
Noun
[edit]aimsitheoir m (genitive singular aimsitheora, nominative plural aimsitheoirí)
- marksman
- finder, locator
- (electricity, optics) finder
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- aimsitheoireacht f (“marksmanship”)
- aimsitheoir uisce (“water-diviner”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aimsitheoir | n-aimsitheoir | haimsitheoir | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aimsitheoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN