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)
- boy
- Synonym: buachaill
Declension
Declension of garsún
First declension
Bare forms:
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- Alternative declension
Declension of garsún
Third declension
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Descendants
- → Yola: gorson, garson, gorsoon
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Entries containing “garsún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “garsún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.