cuir

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cuire, cuiro

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkujr]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kuˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kuˈiɾ]

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

1. leather

References

• “cuir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɥiʁ/

• Audio (France):

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• Homophones: cuirs, cuire

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

1. leather

Related terms

• avoir le cuir épais
• coriace
• cuir chevelu
• cuirasse

 

See also

• peau

Further reading

• “cuir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird, and from its derivative do·cuirethar.

Verb

cuir (present analytic cuireann, future analytic cuirfidh, verbal noun cur, past participle curtha)

1. put
2. send
3. sow, plant

   Tá sé ag cur prátaí.

   He’s planting potatoes.

4. bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)

   Synonym: adhlaic

5. used to indicate falling precipitation; the subject is sé without a referent and the object is the form of precipitation, but when the precipitation is rain the object may be omitted

   An bhfuil sé ag cur? ― Is it raining?

   Inniu féin a chuirfeadh sé sneachta! ― It would have to snow today!

6. subject [with faoi ‘to’]

   Synonym: cuir faoi phróiseas

Conjugation

conjugation of cuir (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	cuirim	cuireann tú; cuirir†	cuireann sé, sí	cuirimid	cuireann sibh	cuireann siad; cuirid†	a chuireann; a chuireas / a gcuireann*; a gcuireas*	cuirtear
	past	chuir mé; chuireas	chuir tú; chuiris	chuir sé, sí	chuireamar; chuir muid	chuir sibh; chuireabhair	chuir siad; chuireadar	a chuir / ar chuir*	cuireadh
	past habitual	chuirinn / gcuirinn‡‡	chuirteá / gcuirteᇇ	chuireadh sé, sí / gcuireadh sé, s퇇	chuirimis; chuireadh muid / gcuirimis‡‡; gcuireadh muid‡‡	chuireadh sibh / gcuireadh sibh‡‡	chuiridís; chuireadh siad / gcuiridís‡‡; gcuireadh siad‡‡	a chuireadh / a gcuireadh*	chuirtí / gcuirt퇇
future		cuirfidh mé; cuirfead	cuirfidh tú; cuirfir†	cuirfidh sé, sí	cuirfimid; cuirfidh muid	cuirfidh sibh	cuirfidh siad; cuirfid†	a chuirfidh; a chuirfeas / a gcuirfidh*; a gcuirfeas*	cuirfear
conditional		chuirfinn / gcuirfinn‡‡	chuirfeá / gcuirfeᇇ	chuirfeadh sé, sí / gcuirfeadh sé, s퇇	chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid / gcuirfimis‡‡; gcuirfeadh muid‡‡	chuirfeadh sibh / gcuirfeadh sibh‡‡	chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad / gcuirfidís‡‡; gcuirfeadh siad‡‡	a chuirfeadh / a gcuirfeadh*	chuirfí / gcuirf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcuire mé; go gcuiread†	go gcuire tú; go gcuirir†	go gcuire sé, sí	go gcuirimid; go gcuire muid	go gcuire sibh	go gcuire siad; go gcuirid†	—	go gcuirtear
	past	dá gcuirinn	dá gcuirteá	dá gcuireadh sé, sí	dá gcuirimis; dá gcuireadh muid	dá gcuireadh sibh	dá gcuiridís; dá gcuireadh siad	—	dá gcuirtí
imperative		cuirim	cuir	cuireadh sé, sí	cuirimis	cuirigí; cuiridh†	cuiridís	—	cuirtear
verbal noun		cur
past participle		curtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• aischuir
• aschuir
• cuir amach
• cuir aníos
• cuir anuas
• cuir ar
• cuir as
• cuir caoi ar
• cuir chuig
• cuir chun báis (“to put to death”)
• cuir de
• cuir do
• cuir faoi
• cuir faoi chaibidil
• cuir faoi deara
• cuir faoi iamh
• cuir faoi phróiseas
• cuir i
• cuir i bhfeidhm
• cuir i dtaisce
• cuir i gcás
• cuir i gcuimhne (“to be reminiscent of”)
• cuir isteach
• cuir le
• cuir ó
• cuir roimh
• cuir siar
• cuir síos
• cuir suas
• cuir thar
• cuir thart
• cuir trí
• cuir um
• ionchuir
• snáithe a chur (“to thread a needle, screw, bolt”)

 

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “cuir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cuir m

1. vocative/genitive singular of cur

Noun

cuir m (genitive singular cuir)

1. Alternative form of cur

Declension

Declension of cuir

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cuir Vocative a chuir Genitive cuir Dative cuir

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an cuir Genitive an chuir Dative leis an gcuir don chuir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cuir	chuir	gcuir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin corium.

Noun

cuir oblique singular, m (oblique plural cuirs, nominative singular cuirs, nominative plural cuir)

1. leather

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurʲ/

Noun

cuir m

1. genitive singular of cor

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cuir	chuir	cuir pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰuɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird.

Verb

cuir (past chuir, future cuiridh, verbal noun cur, past participle cuirte)

1. put

   An cuir thu am bainne ann sa chupa? ― Will you put the milk in the cup?

   Thiginn a steach a rithist ged a chuirteadh a mach mi. ― I would come in again though I were put out.

2. send

   Chuir e litir thuca. ― He sent them a letter.

3. plant, sow

   cuiridh mi sìol a-màireach ― I will sow seeds tomorrow

4. Used to indicate falling precipitation, whether rain or snow

   gun cuireadh e uisge! ― let there be rain!

   cur is cathadh ― drifting snow

5. (sports) score

   Chuir Seumas gòl. ― James scored a goal.

6. (fishing) set, shoot

   cuir an lìon ― shoot the line; set the net

7. (computing) submit (data)

Derived terms

• ath-chuir (“reenter; transplant”, verb)
• cuir à dreuchd (“discharge”, verb)
• cuir à gnìomh (“deactivate, put out of action”, verb)
• cuir a-steach (“install, fit in; insert, interject; apply, put in; log in”)
• cuir air adhart (“forward, suggest, promote”)
• cuir am falach (“hide”)
• cuir am meud (“exaggerate”)
• cuir an aire (“suggest”)
• cuir an dàrna taobh (“put to one side”)
• cuir an fhìrinn (“exaggerate”)
• cuir an gnìomh (“put into action”)
• cuir an t-sneachda (“snow”, verb)
• cuir ann (“paste”, verb) (computing)
• cuir às leth (“accuse”)
• cuir ceart (“correct”, verb)
• cuir clos air (“checkmate”, verb)
• cuir dàil air (“delay”, verb)
• cuir dheth (“cancel; turn off”, verb)
• cuir dragh air (“bother; worry”, verb)
• cuir fàilte air (“welcome”, verb)
• cuir fo gheasaibh (“enchant”)
• cuir iongnadh air (“surprise”, verb)
• cuir luach air (“price”, verb)
• cuir ro (“decide”)
• cuir sèist air/ri (“besiege”)
• cuir snaidhm air (“knot”, verb)
• cuir thairis (“overflow; overturn”)
• cuir tro-chèile (“confuse, complicate”)
• eadar-chuir (“interpose”, verb)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cuir m

1. genitive singular of car

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cuir	chuir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English queer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwiɾ/ [ˈkwiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: cuir

Adjective

cuir (invariable)

1. alternative form of queer