damhsóir
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom damhsa (“dance”) + -óir.
Noun
editdamhsóir m (genitive singular damhsóra, nominative plural damhsóirí)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- damhsóir bailé (“ballet dancer”)
- damhsóir can-can (“cancan dancer”)
- damhsóir earótach (“exotic dancer”)
- damhsóir líne (“line dancer”)
- damhsóir tangó (“tango dancer”)
- damhsóir téisiúil (“lap dancer”)
Related terms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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damhsóir | dhamhsóir | ndamhsóir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “damhsóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “damhsóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “damhsóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025