castóir

Irish

Etymology

From cas (“to wind, turn”) +‎ -tóir.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht (Ráth Chairn )) IPA^(key): /ˈkˠasˠ.tˠoɾʲ/
• (Munster (Dingle)) IPA^(key): /kˠasˠ.ˈtˠoːɾʲ/
• (Ulster (Gweedore )) IPA^(key): /ˈkˠasˠ.tˠoɾʲ/

Noun

castóir m (genitive singular castóra, nominative plural castóirí)

1. winder, turner
2. reproacher, reviler

   Synonym: achasánaí

Declension

Declension of castóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative castóir castóirí Vocative a chastóir a chastóirí Genitive castóra castóirí Dative castóir castóirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an castóir na castóirí Genitive an chastóra na gcastóirí Dative leis an gcastóir don chastóir leis na castóirí

Derived terms

• acastóir
• castóireacht f (“(act of) reproaching, reviling”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
castóir	chastóir	gcastóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “castóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “castóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “castóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.