gasúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• garsún

Etymology

Modification of garsún, from Anglo-Norman garçun, apparently under the influence of gas (“stripling, lad”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɑˈsˠuːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡasˠuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡasˠuɾˠ/

Noun

gasúr m (genitive singular gasúir or gasúra, nominative plural gasúir or gasúraí)

1. boy

   Synonyms: buachaill, mac

2. youngster, child

Declension

Declension of gasúr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gasúr gasúir Vocative a ghasúir a ghasúra Genitive gasúir gasúr Dative gasúr gasúir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gasúr na gasúir Genitive an ghasúir na ngasúr Dative leis an ngasúr don ghasúr leis na gasúir

Alternative declension

Declension of gasúr

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gasúr gasúraí Vocative a ghasúr a ghasúraí Genitive gasúra gasúraí Dative gasúr gasúraí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gasúr na gasúraí Genitive an ghasúra na ngasúraí Dative leis an ngasúr don ghasúr leis na gasúraí

• Variant nominative plural: gasraí

Derived terms

• gasúr scoile (“schoolboy”)
• gasúr sráide (“street child”)
• maith mo ghasúr é (“attaboy! that's my boy!”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gasúr	ghasúr	ngasúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gasúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gasúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024