cóisir

See also: còisir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cóisir (“banquet; festive party”), of uncertain origin; possibly from French causerie (“chat, talking”), or related to English coach in the sense of "en route to the party."

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːʃəɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːʃəɾʲ/

Noun

cóisir f (genitive singular cóisire, nominative plural cóisirí)

1. (wedding-)feast, banquet
2. festive party; social gathering
3. retinue, suite; attendant group
4. large group, assembly

Declension

Declension of cóisir (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cóisir cóisirí vocative a chóisir a chóisirí genitive cóisire cóisirí dative cóisir cóisirí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chóisir na cóisirí genitive na cóisire na gcóisirí dative leis an gcóisir don chóisir leis na cóisirí

Synonyms

• (party, feast, banquet): fleá

Derived terms

• cóisir bhrídeoige f (“bridal shower”)
• cóisireach (“festive, fond of parties”, adjective)
• cóisireacht f (“feasting; party-going, visiting”)

Descendants

• → Fingallian: cosher
• → Yola: coshur

Mutation

Mutated forms of cóisir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cóisir	chóisir	gcóisir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cóisir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cóisir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language