buainteoir

Irish

Etymology

From buaint +‎ -óir.

Noun

buainteoir m (genitive singular buainteora, nominative plural buainteoirí)

1. (agriculture) harvester (machine, person)

   Synonyms: (person) buanaí, (person) fómharaí, (machine) inneall bainte

2. (horticulture) mower (machine, person)

   Synonyms: (person) bainteoir, (machine) lomaire

Declension

Declension of buainteoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative buainteoir buainteoirí Vocative a bhuainteoir a bhuainteoirí Genitive buainteora buainteoirí Dative buainteoir buainteoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an buainteoir na buainteoirí Genitive an bhuainteora na mbuainteoirí Dative leis an mbuainteoir don bhuainteoir leis na buainteoirí

Derived terms

• buainteoireacht
• buainteoir rothlach (“rotary mower”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buainteoir	bhuainteoir	mbuainteoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buainteoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “buainteoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “buainteoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.