casúr

casúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• casabhar (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cassur, from Latin quassō. Cognate with Manx casoor and Scottish Gaelic casar, as well as French casseur.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈsˠuːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkasˠuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkasˠuɾˠ/

Noun

casúr m or f (genitive singular casúir or casúrach, nominative plural casúir)

1. hammer

Declension

Declension of casúr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative casúr casúir Vocative a chasúir a chasúra Genitive casúir casúr Dative casúr casúir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an casúr na casúir Genitive an chasúir na gcasúr Dative leis an gcasúr don chasúr leis na casúir

Derived terms

• casúirín m (“malleus”)
• casúireacht f (“(act of) hammering”)
• casúr cluasach m (“claw-hammer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
casúr	chasúr	gcasúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “casúr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “casúr” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "casúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.