cosair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cos(s)ar, cos(s)air (“act of strewing (together)”), verbal noun of con·sern (“spreads out, strews”).

Noun

cosair f (genitive singular cosrach)

1. trampled matter, litter

Declension

Declension of cosair

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cosair Vocative a chosair Genitive cosrach Dative cosair cosraigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chosair Genitive na cosrach Dative leis an gcosair leis an gcosraigh (archaic, dialectal) don chosair don chosraigh (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• cosair chró (“shambles; a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation”)
• cosair-easair (“litter, mess”)