crosaire

Irish

Etymology 1

From cros (“cross”, noun) +‎ -aire.

Noun

crosaire m (genitive singular crosaire, nominative plural crosairí)

1. cross-bearer

Etymology 2

From cros (“cross”, verb) +‎ -aire.

Noun

crosaire m (genitive singular crosaire, nominative plural crosairí)

1. crossing, crossroads

Related terms

• crosbhóthar

Declension

Declension of crosaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative crosaire crosairí Vocative a chrosaire a chrosairí Genitive crosaire crosairí Dative crosaire crosairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an crosaire na crosairí Genitive an chrosaire na gcrosairí Dative leis an gcrosaire don chrosaire leis na crosairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crosaire	chrosaire	gcrosaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "crosaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.