gasúr

Irish

Alternative forms

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)

  1. boy
    Synonyms: buachaill, mac
  2. youngster, child

Declension

Declension of gasúr (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gasúr gasúir
vocative a ghasúir a ghasúra
genitive gasúir gasúr
dative gasúr gasúir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gasúr na gasúir
genitive an ghasúir na ngasúr
dative leis an ngasúr
don ghasúr 		leis na gasúir
Alternative declension
Declension of gasúr (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gasúr gasúraí
vocative a ghasúr a ghasúraí
genitive gasúra gasúraí
dative gasúr gasúraí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gasúr na gasúraí
genitive an ghasúra na ngasúraí
dative leis an ngasúr
don ghasúr 		leis na gasúraí
  • Variant nominative plural: gasraí

Derived terms

  • gasúr scoile (“schoolboy”)
  • gasúr sráide (“street child”)
  • maith mo ghasúr é (“attaboy! that's my boy!”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gasúr
radical lenition eclipsis
gasúr ghasúr ngasúr

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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