loingseoir

Irish

Etymology

loingeas (“ships, shipping; fleet; naval expedition”) +‎ -óir

Noun

loingseoir m (genitive singular loingseora, nominative plural loingseoirí)

  1. (nautical) seaman, navigator

Declension
Declension of loingseoir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative loingseoir loingseoirí
Vocative a loingseoir a loingseoirí
Genitive loingseora loingseoirí
Dative loingseoir loingseoirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an loingseoir na loingseoirí
Genitive an loingseora na loingseoirí
Dative leis an loingseoir

don loingseoir

 leis na loingseoirí

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • cairt loingseora f (“navigator's chart, sea map”)
  • loingseoireacht f (“seamanship, (skill in) navigation; (act of) seafaring, voyaging”)
  • loingseach m (“mariner, seaman; sea-rover, pirate; exile, wanderer”)
  • loingseach (“abounding in ships”, adj)
  • loingsigh (“banish, exile; go into exile”, verb)

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.