garsún

Irish

Alternative forms

• gasúr

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman garçun.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɑɾˠˈsˠuːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾˠsˠuːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾˠsˠunˠ/

Noun

garsún m (genitive singular garsúin or garsúna, nominative plural garsúin or garsúnaí)

1. boy

   Synonym: buachaill

Declension

Declension of garsún

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative garsún garsúin Vocative a gharsúin a gharsúna Genitive garsúin garsún Dative garsún garsúin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an garsún na garsúin Genitive an gharsúin na ngarsún Dative leis an ngarsún don gharsún leis na garsúin

Alternative declension

Declension of garsún

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative garsún garsúnaí Vocative a gharsún a gharsúnaí Genitive garsúna garsúnaí Dative garsún garsúnaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an garsún na garsúnaí Genitive an gharsúna na ngarsúnaí Dative leis an ngarsún don gharsún leis na garsúnaí

Descendants

• → English: gossoon, gorsoon, gazoon
• → Yola: gorson, garson, gorsoon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
garsún	gharsún	ngarsún
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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