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:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gasúr	gasúir
Vocative	a ghasúir	a ghasúra
Genitive	gasúir	gasúr
Dative	gasúr	gasúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case	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:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gasúr	gasúraí
Vocative	a ghasúr	a ghasúraí
Genitive	gasúra	gasúraí
Dative	gasúr	gasúraí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	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

Irish mutation
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.

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