Irish word

cainteoir

speaker

nounmasculine/ˈkan̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/

cainteoir means “speaker” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈkan̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/.

Mutation forms

Is cainteoir dúchais Gaeilge é.

He is a native Irish speaker.

Is maith an cainteoir poiblí é.

He is a good public speaker.

Family

aintín

aunt

neacht

niece

seanathair

grandfather

seanmháthair

grandmother

nia

nephew

cuid

part

fear

man

mac

son

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