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
Declension of casúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative casúr casúir
Vocative a chasúir a chasúra
Genitive casúir casúr
Dative casúr casúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an casúr na casúir
Genitive an chasúir na gcasúr
Dative leis an gcasúr

don chasúr

 leis na casúir

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
  • “casúr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “casúr” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "casúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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