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cainteoir

speaker

NounMasculineB1/ˈkan̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/

"cainteoir" means "speaker" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈkan̠ʲtʲoːɾʲ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chainteoir, Urú → gcainteoir.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "cainteoir" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcainteoir
Séimhiúchainteoir
Urúgcainteoir

"cainteoir" in context

Is cainteoir dúchais Gaeilge é.

He is a native Irish speaker.

A2

Is maith an cainteoir poiblí é.

He is a good public speaker.

A1

Further reading

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