garsún

Irish

Alternative forms

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
singular plural
nominative garsún garsúin
vocative a gharsúin a gharsúna
genitive garsúin garsún
dative garsún garsúin
forms with the definite article
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
singular plural
nominative garsún garsúnaí
vocative a gharsún a gharsúnaí
genitive garsúna garsúnaí
dative garsún garsúnaí
forms with the definite article
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

Mutated forms of garsún
radical lenition eclipsis
garsún gharsún ngarsún

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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