cuir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin corium.

Noun

cuir m. (plural cuirs)

1. leather

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French

Etymology

From Latin corium.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɥiʁ/

• Audio (France)

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• Homophone: cuirs

Noun

cuir m. (plural cuirs)

1. leather

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kɪɾʲ]

Noun

cuir m.

1. genitive singular form of cur

Verb

cuir

1. to put
2. to send
3. to sow
4. to bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)
5. to rain

Inflection

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	cuirim	cuireann tú; cuirir†	cuireann sé, sí	cuirimid	cuireann sibh	cuireann siad; cuirid†	cuirtear
	past	chuir mé; chuireas†	chuir tú; chuiris†	chuir sé, sí	chuireamar	chuir sibh; chuireabhair†	chuir siad; chuireadar†	cuireadh
	future	cuirfidh mé; cuirfead†	cuirfidh tú; cuirfir†	cuirfidh sé, sí	cuirfimid; cuirfeam†	cuirfidh sibh	cuirfidh siad; cuirfid†	cuirfear
	past habitual	chuirinn	chuirteá	chuireadh sé, sí	chuirimis	chuireadh sibh	chuiridís	chuirtí
imperative		cuirim	cuir	cuireadh sé, sí	cuirimis	cuirigí	cuiridís	cuirtear
conditional		chuirfinn	chuirfeá	chuirfeadh sé, sí	chuirfimis	chuirfeadh sibh	chuirfidís	chuirfí
subjunctive	present	cuire mé; cuiread†	cuire tú; cuirir†	cuire sé, sí	cuirimid	cuire sibh	cuire siad; cuirid†	cuirtear
	past	cuirinn	cuirteá	cuireadh sé, sí	cuirimis	cuireadh sibh	cuiridís	cuirtí
verbal noun		cur
past participle		curtha

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cuir	chuir	gcuir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Synonyms

• (to bury): adhlaic

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kuɾʲ], /kʰuɾʲ/

Verb

cuir (verbal noun cur)

1. put

   An cuir thu am bainne anns a' chupa? - Will you put the milk in the cup?

Derived terms

Derived terms

ath-chuir cuir à dreuchd - discharge (verb) cuir air adhart - forward, suggest, promote cuir am falach - hide cuir am meud - exaggerate cuir an aire - suggest cuir an dàrna taobh - put to one side cuir an fhìrinn - exagerrate cuir an gnìomh - put into action cuir ann - paste (computing) cuir an t-sneachda - snow (verb) cuir às leth - accuse cuir a-steach

cuir ceart - correct (verb) cuir dragh air - bother; worry (verb) cuir dàil air - delay (verb) cuir fàilte air - welcome (verb) cuir iongnadh air - surprise (verb) cuir luach air - price (verb) cuir ro - decide cuir sèist air / ri - besiege cuir snaidhm air - knot (verb) cuir thairis - overflow; overturn cuir tro-chèile - confuse, complicate

Noun

cuir m.

1. genitive singular form of car