ciarsúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• ciarsúir m

Etymology

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Noun

ciarsúr m (genitive singular ciarsúir, nominative plural ciarsúir)

1. kerchief, handkerchief

   Synonyms: bréidín, brat cinn, cafarr

Declension

Declension of ciarsúr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ciarsúr ciarsúir Vocative a chiarsúir a chiarsúra Genitive ciarsúir ciarsúr Dative ciarsúr ciarsúir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ciarsúr na ciarsúir Genitive an chiarsúir na gciarsúr Dative leis an gciarsúr don chiarsúr leis na ciarsúir

Derived terms

• ciarsúr brád (“neckerchief”)
• ciarsúr póca (“pocket-handkerchief”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciarsúr	chiarsúr	gciarsúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciarsúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN