Irish edit

Etymology edit

From cosain (protect, defend) +‎ -tóir.

Noun edit

cosantóir m (genitive singular cosantóra, nominative plural cosantóirí)

  1. defender, protector
  2. (law) defendant
  3. (hurling, Gaelic football) back
    Synonyms: cúlaí, taca

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cosantóir chosantóir gcosantóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit