ciarsúr

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

ciarsúr m (genitive singular ciarsúir, nominative plural ciarsúir)

  1. kerchief, handkerchief
    Synonyms: bréidín, brat cinn, cafarr

Declension

Declension of ciarsúr (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ciarsúr ciarsúir
vocative a chiarsúir a chiarsúra
genitive ciarsúir ciarsúr
dative ciarsúr ciarsúir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ciarsúr na ciarsúir
genitive an chiarsúir na gciarsúr
dative leis an gciarsúr
don chiarsúr 		leis na ciarsúir

Derived terms

  • ciarsúr brád (“neckerchief”)
  • ciarsúr póca (“pocket-handkerchief”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciarsúr
radical lenition eclipsis
ciarsúr chiarsúr gciarsúr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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