casúr

Irish

Alternative forms

  • casabhar (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cassur, from Latin quassō. Cognate with Manx casoor and Scottish Gaelic casar, as well as French casseur.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kaˈsˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkasˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkasˠuɾˠ/

Noun

casúr m or f (genitive singular casúir or casúrach, nominative plural casúir)

  1. hammer

Declension

Derived terms

  • casúirín m (malleus)
  • casúireacht f ((act of) hammering)
  • casúr cluasach m (claw-hammer)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
casúr chasúr gcasúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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