coscairt

Irish

Alternative forms

• cascairt (Ulster)
• casgairt, consgairt, cosgairt (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠkəɾˠtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkasˠkəɾˠtʲ/ (corresponding to the alternative form cascairt)

Noun

coscairt m (genitive singular coscartha)

1. verbal noun of coscair

Declension

Declension of coscairt

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative coscairt Vocative a choscairt Genitive coscartha Dative coscairt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an coscairt Genitive an choscartha Dative leis an gcoscairt don choscairt

Synonyms

• (cutting): gearradh
• (defeat): maidhm
• (thaw): leá
• (distress): anró

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coscairt	choscairt	gcoscairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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