gasúr
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editModification of garsún, from Anglo-Norman garçun, apparently under the influence of gas (“stripling, lad”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgasúr m (genitive singular gasúir or gasúra, nominative plural gasúir or gasúraí)
Declension
editDeclension 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
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gasúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gasúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024