cuir

See also: cuír

Catalan

Alternative forms

cuire, cuiro

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkujr]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kuˈi]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kuˈiɾ]

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

leather

References

“cuir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Anagrams

curi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɥiʁ/
Audio (France): (file)
Homophones: cuirs, cuire

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

leather

Related terms

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɪɾʲ/^[1]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid,^[2] from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird,^[3] and from its derivative do·cuirethar.^[4]

Verb

cuir (present analytic cuireann, future analytic cuirfidh, verbal noun cur, past participle curtha)

to put
to send
to sow, plant
Tá sé ag cur prátaí.
He’s planting potatoes.
to bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)
Synonym: adhlaic
used to indicate falling precipitation; the subject is sé without a referent and the object is the form of precipitation, but when the precipitation is rain the object may be omitted
An bhfuil sé ag cur? ― Is it raining?

Inniu féin a chuirfeadh sé sneachta! ― It would have to snow today!
to subject [with faoi ‘to’]
Synonym: cuir faoi phróiseas

Conjugation

conjugation of cuir (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	cur
past participle	curtha
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	cuirim	cuireann tú; cuirir^†	cuireann sé, sí	cuirimid	cuireann sibh	cuireann siad; cuirid^†	a chuireann; a chuireas / a gcuireann*	cuirtear
past	chuir mé; chuireas	chuir tú; chuiris	chuir sé, sí	chuireamar; chuir muid	chuir sibh; chuireabhair	chuir siad; chuireadar	a chuir / ar chuir*	cuireadh
past habitual	chuirinn / gcuirinn‡‡	chuirteá / gcuirteá‡‡	chuireadh sé, sí / gcuireadh sé, sí‡‡	chuirimis; chuireadh muid / gcuirimis‡‡; gcuireadh muid‡‡	chuireadh sibh / gcuireadh sibh‡‡	chuiridís; chuireadh siad / gcuiridís‡‡; gcuireadh siad‡‡	a chuireadh / a gcuireadh*	chuirtí / gcuirtí‡‡
future	cuirfidh mé; cuirfead	cuirfidh tú; cuirfir^†	cuirfidh sé, sí	cuirfimid; cuirfidh muid	cuirfidh sibh	cuirfidh siad; cuirfid^†	a chuirfidh; a chuirfeas / a gcuirfidh*	cuirfear
conditional	chuirfinn / gcuirfinn‡‡	chuirfeá / gcuirfeá‡‡	chuirfeadh sé, sí / gcuirfeadh sé, sí‡‡	chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid / gcuirfimis‡‡; gcuirfeadh muid‡‡	chuirfeadh sibh / gcuirfeadh sibh‡‡	chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad / gcuirfidís‡‡; gcuirfeadh siad‡‡	a chuirfeadh / a gcuirfeadh*	chuirfí / gcuirfí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go gcuire mé; go gcuiread^†	go gcuire tú; go gcuirir^†	go gcuire sé, sí	go gcuirimid; go gcuire muid	go gcuire sibh	go gcuire siad; go gcuirid^†	—	go gcuirtear
past	dá gcuirinn	dá gcuirteá	dá gcuireadh sé, sí	dá gcuirimis; dá gcuireadh muid	dá gcuireadh sibh	dá gcuiridís; dá gcuireadh siad	—	dá gcuirtí
imperative
–	cuirim	cuir	cuireadh sé, sí	cuirimis	cuirigí; cuiridh^†	cuiridís	—	cuirtear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

aischuir
aschuir
cuir amach
cuir aníos
cuir anuas
cuir ar
cuir as
cuir caoi ar
cuir chuig
cuir chun báis (“to put to death”)
cuir de
cuir do
cuir faoi
cuir faoi chaibidil
cuir faoi deara
cuir faoi iamh
cuir faoi phróiseas
cuir i
cuir i bhfeidhm
cuir i dtaisce
cuir i gcás
cuir i gcuimhne (“to be reminiscent of”)
cuir in iúl
cuir isteach
cuir le
cuir ó
cuir roimh
cuir siar
cuir síos
cuir suas
cuir thar
cuir thart
cuir trí
cuir um
ionchuir
snáithe a chur (“to thread a needle, screw, bolt”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cuir m

vocative/genitive singular of cur

Noun

cuir m (genitive singular cuir)

alternative form of cur

Declension

Declension of cuir (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	cuir
vocative	a chuir
genitive	cuir
dative	cuir

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an cuir
genitive	an chuir
dative	leis an gcuir don chuir

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cuir*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuir	chuir	gcuir

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 283, page 100
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fo-ceird”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-cuirethar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old French

Etymology

From Latin corium.

Noun

cuir oblique singular, m (oblique plural cuirs, nominative singular cuirs, nominative plural cuir)

leather

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kurʲ/

Noun

cuir m

genitive singular of cor

Mutation

Mutation of *cuir*
radical	lenition	nasalization
cuir	chuir	cuir pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English queer.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkujʁ/ [ˈkuɪ̯h]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkujɾ/ [ˈkuɪ̯ɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkujʁ/ [ˈkuɪ̯χ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkujɻ/ [ˈkuɪ̯ɻ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkujɾ/

Adjective

cuir m or f (plural cuirs)

alternative form of queer

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰuɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird.

Verb

cuir (past chuir, future cuiridh, verbal noun cur, past participle cuirte)

put
An cuir thu am bainne ann sa chupa? ― Will you put the milk in the cup?

Thiginn a steach a rithist ged a chuirteadh a mach mi. ― I would come in again though I were put out.
send
Chuir e litir thuca. ― He sent them a letter.
plant, sow
cuiridh mi sìol a-màireach ― I will sow seeds tomorrow
Used to indicate falling precipitation, whether rain or snow
gun cuireadh e uisge! ― let there be rain!

cur is cathadh ― drifting snow
(sports) score
Chuir Seumas gòl. ― James scored a goal.
(fishing) set, shoot
cuir an lìon ― shoot the line; set the net
(computing) submit (data)

Conjugation

Conjugation of cuir (regular)
		singular			plural			impersonal
stem		cuir
verbal noun		cur
past participle		cuirte

		first	second	third m/f	first	second	third	impersonal
independent	past	chuir mi	chuir thu	chuir e/i	chuir sinn	chuir sibh	chuir iad	chuireadh
	future	cuiridh mi	cuiridh tu	cuiridh e/i	cuiridh sinn	cuiridh sibh	cuiridh iad	cuirear cuirtear
	conditional	chuirinn	chuireadh tu	chuireadh e/i	chuireamaid chuireadh sinn	chuireadh sibh	chuireadh iad	chuirteadh chuirist¹ chuiriste¹
negative	past	cha do chuir mi	cha do chuir thu	cha do chuir e/i	cha do chuir sinn	cha do chuir sibh	cha do chuir iad	cha do chuireadh
	future	cha chuir mi	cha chuir thu	cha chuir e/i	cha chuir sinn	cha chuir sibh	cha chuir iad	cha chuirear cha chuirtear
	conditional	cha chuirinn	cha chuireadh tu	cha chuireadh e/i	cha chuireamaid cha chuireadh sinn	cha chuireadh sibh	cha chuireadh iad	cha chuirteadh cha chuirist¹ cha chuiriste¹
affirmative interrogative	past	an do chuir mi?	an do chuir thu?	an do chuir e/i?	an do chuir sinn?	an do chuir sibh?	an do chuir iad?	an do chuireadh?
	future	an cuir mi?	an cuir thu?	an cuir e/i?	an cuir sinn?	an cuir sibh?	an cuir iad?	an cuirear? an cuirtear?
	conditional	an cuirinn?	an cuireadh tu?	an cuireadh e/i?	an cuireamaid? an cuireadh sinn?	an cuireadh sibh?	an cuireadh iad?	an cuirteadh? an cuirist?¹ an cuiriste?¹
negative interrogative	past	nach do chuir mi?	nach do chuir thu?	nach do chuir e/i?	nach do chuir sinn?	nach do chuir sibh?	nach do chuir iad?	nach do chuireadh?
	future	nach cuir mi?	nach cuir thu?	nach cuir e/i?	nach cuir sinn?	nach cuir sibh?	nach cuir iad?	nach cuirear? nach cuirtear?
	conditional	nach cuirinn?	nach cuireadh tu?	nach cuireadh e/i?	nach cuireamaid? nach cuireadh sinn?	nach cuireadh sibh?	nach cuireadh iad?	nach cuirteadh? nach cuirist?¹ nach cuiriste?¹
relative future	affirmative	(ma) chuireas mi	(ma) chuireas thu	(ma) chuireas e/i	(ma) chuireas sinn	(ma) chuireas sibh	(ma) chuireas iad	(ma) chuirear
relative future	negative	(mur) cuir mi	(mur) cuir thu	(mur) cuir e/i	(mur) cuir sinn	(mur) cuir sibh	(mur) cuir iad	(mur) cuirear (mur) cuirtear
imperative		cuiream	cuir	cuireadh e/i	cuireamaid	cuiribh	cuireadh iad	cuirear cuirtear

¹ Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

ath-chuir (“reenter; transplant”, verb)
cuir à dreuchd (“discharge”, verb)
cuir à gnìomh (“deactivate”, verb)
cuir a-steach (“install”)
cuir air adhart (“forward”)
cuir am falach (“hide”)
cuir am meud (“exaggerate”)
cuir an aire (“suggest”)
cuir an dàrna taobh (“put to one side”)
cuir an fhìrinn (“exaggerate”)
cuir an gnìomh (“put into action”)
cuir an t-sneachda (“snow”, verb)
cuir ann (“paste (computing)”, verb)
cuir às leth (“accuse”)
cuir ceart (“correct”, verb)
cuir clos air (“checkmate”, verb)
cuir dàil air (“delay”, verb)
cuir dheth (“cancel”, verb)
cuir dragh air (“bother”, verb)
cuir fàilte air (“welcome”, verb)
cuir fo gheasaibh (“enchant”)
cuir iongnadh air (“surprise”, verb)
cuir luach air (“price”, verb)
cuir ro (“decide”)
cuir sèist air /ri (“besiege”)
cuir snaidhm air (“knot”, verb)
cuir thairis (“overflown”)
cuir tro-chèile (“confuse”)
eadar-chuir (“interpose”, verb)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cuir m

genitive singular of car

Mutation

Mutation of *cuir*
radical	lenition
cuir	chuir

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English queer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwiɾ/ [ˈkwiɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: cuir

Adjective

cuir m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuirs)

alternative form of queer

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 283, page 100

[2] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[3] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fo-ceird”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[4] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-cuirethar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

See also

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Noun

Declension

Mutation

References

Old French

Etymology

Noun

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

Mutation

Portuguese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Mutation

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective