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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin corium.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Noun
cuir m (plural cuirs)
- leather
References
- “cuir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin corium.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuir m (plural cuirs)
- leather
See also
Further reading
Irish
Pronunciation
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)
- put
- send
- sow, plant
Tá sé ag cur prátaí.- He’s planting potatoes.
- 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!
- subject
- Synonym: cuir faoi phróiseas
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| indicative
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present
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cuirim
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cuireann tú;
cuirir†
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cuireann sé, sí
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cuirimid
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cuireann sibh
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cuireann siad;
cuirid†
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a chuireann; a chuireas /
a gcuireann*
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cuirtear
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| past
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chuir mé; chuireas
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chuir tú; chuiris
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chuir sé, sí
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chuireamar; chuir muid
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chuir sibh; chuireabhair
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chuir siad; chuireadar
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a chuir /
ar chuir*
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cuireadh
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| past habitual
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chuirinn / gcuirinn‡‡
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chuirteá / gcuirteᇇ
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chuireadh sé, sí / gcuireadh sé, s퇇
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chuirimis; chuireadh muid / gcuirimis‡‡; gcuireadh muid‡‡
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chuireadh sibh / gcuireadh sibh‡‡
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chuiridís; chuireadh siad / gcuiridís‡‡; gcuireadh siad‡‡
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a chuireadh /
a gcuireadh*
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chuirtí / gcuirt퇇
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| future
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cuirfidh mé;
cuirfead
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cuirfidh tú;
cuirfir†
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cuirfidh sé, sí
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cuirfimid;
cuirfidh muid
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cuirfidh sibh
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cuirfidh siad;
cuirfid†
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a chuirfidh; a chuirfeas /
a gcuirfidh*
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cuirfear
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| conditional
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chuirfinn / gcuirfinn‡‡
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chuirfeá / gcuirfeᇇ
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chuirfeadh sé, sí / gcuirfeadh sé, s퇇
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chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid / gcuirfimis‡‡; gcuirfeadh muid‡‡
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chuirfeadh sibh / gcuirfeadh sibh‡‡
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chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad / gcuirfidís‡‡; gcuirfeadh siad‡‡
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a chuirfeadh /
a gcuirfeadh*
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chuirfí / gcuirf퇇
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| subjunctive
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present
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go gcuire mé;
go gcuiread†
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go gcuire tú;
go gcuirir†
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go gcuire sé, sí
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go gcuirimid;
go gcuire muid
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go gcuire sibh
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go gcuire siad;
go gcuirid†
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—
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go gcuirtear
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| past
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dá gcuirinn
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dá gcuirteá
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dá gcuireadh sé, sí
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dá gcuirimis;
dá gcuireadh muid
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dá gcuireadh sibh
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dá gcuiridís;
dá gcuireadh siad
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—
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dá gcuirtí
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| imperative
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cuirim
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cuir
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cuireadh sé, sí
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cuirimis
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cuirigí;
cuiridh†
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cuiridís
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—
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cuirtear
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| verbal noun
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cur
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| past participle
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curtha
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “cuir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| cuir
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chuir
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gcuir
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, 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
Noun
cuir m
- genitive singular of cor
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| cuir
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chuir
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cuir
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
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)
Derived terms
- ath-chuir (“reenter; transplant”, verb)
- cuir à dreuchd (“discharge”, verb)
- cuir à gnìomh (“deactivate, put out of action”, verb)
- cuir a-steach (“install, fit in; insert, interject; apply, put in; log in”)
- cuir air adhart (“forward, suggest, promote”)
- 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”, verb) (computing)
- cuir às leth (“accuse”)
- cuir ceart (“correct”, verb)
- cuir clos air (“checkmate”, verb)
- cuir dàil air (“delay”, verb)
- cuir dheth (“cancel; turn off”, verb)
- cuir dragh air (“bother; worry”, 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 (“overflow; overturn”)
- cuir tro-chèile (“confuse, complicate”)
- eadar-chuir (“interpose”, verb)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cuir m
- genitive singular of car
Mutation
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/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: cuir
Adjective
cuir (invariable)
- alternative form of queer