casúr
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cassur, from Latin quassō. Cognate with Manx casoor and Scottish Gaelic casar, as well as French casseur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
casúr m or f (genitive singular casúir or casúrach, nominative plural casúir)
Declension edit
Declension of casúr
Derived terms edit
- casúirín m (“malleus”)
- casúireacht f (“(act of) hammering”)
- casúr cluasach m (“claw-hammer”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
casúr | chasúr | gcasúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “casúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “casúr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “casúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN