Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish cuspóir m (target, purpose, aim, object) (compare Scottish Gaelic cuspair), from Latin cuspis f (point, tip). By surface analysis, cuspa (object; objective, theme; model) +‎ -óir.

Noun edit

cuspóir m (genitive singular cuspóra, nominative plural cuspóirí)

  1. thing aimed at, target
  2. object; objective, purpose
  3. model, theme
  4. (grammar) object
  5. (philosophy) final cause
  6. (literary) bowshot

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuspóir chuspóir gcuspóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit