gasúr
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Modification of garsún, from Anglo-Norman garçun, apparently under the influence of gas (“stripling, lad”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gasúr m (genitive singular gasúir or gasúra, nominative plural gasúir or gasúraí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gasúr
- Alternative declension
Declension of gasúr
- Variant nominative plural: gasraí
Derived terms[edit]
- gasúr scoile (“schoolboy”)
- gasúr sráide (“street child”)
- maith mo ghasúr é (“attaboy! that's my boy!”)
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gasúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gasúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.