cosantóir

Irish

Etymology

From cosain (“protect, defend”) +‎ -tóir.

Noun

cosantóir m (genitive singular cosantóra, nominative plural cosantóirí)

1. defender, protector
2. (law) defendant
3. (hurling, Gaelic football) back

   Synonyms: cúlaí, fear cúil, taca

Declension

Declension of cosantóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cosantóir c{{{3}}} Vocative a chosantóir a ch{{{3}}} Genitive c{{{3}}} c{{{3}}} Dative cosantóir c{{{3}}}

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cosantóir na c{{{3}}} Genitive an ch{{{3}}} na gc{{{3}}} Dative leis an gcosantóir don chosantóir leis na c{{{3}}}

Derived terms

• banchosantóir (“protectress”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosantóir	chosantóir	gcosantóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cosantóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cosantóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cosantóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN