cultúr
See also: cultur
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kʊl̪ˠˈt̪ˠuːɾˠ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkʊl̪ˠt̪ˠuːɾˠ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkʊl̪ˠt̪ˠuɾˠ/
Noun
cultúr m (genitive singular cultúir, nominative plural cultúir)
Declension
Declension of cultúr
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ardchultúr (“high culture”)
- cultúir (“cultural”)
- cultúrtha (“cultural; cultured”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cultúr | chultúr | gcultúr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cultúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN