gasúr
Irish
Alternative forms
- garsún
Etymology
Modification of garsún, from Anglo-Norman garçun, apparently under the influence of gas (“stripling, lad”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡɑˈsˠuːɾˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡasˠuːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡasˠuɾˠ/
Noun
gasúr m (genitive singular gasúir or gasúra, nominative plural gasúir or gasúraí)
- boy
- Synonyms: buachaill, mac
- youngster, child
Declension
Declension of gasúr
First declension
Bare forms:
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- Alternative declension
Declension of gasúr
Third declension
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Derived terms
- gasúr scoile (“schoolboy”)
- gasúr sráide (“street child”)
- maith mo ghasúr é (“attaboy! that's my boy!”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gasúr | ghasúr | ngasúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gasúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gasúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.