cúr

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See also: cur and cûr

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cubhar, from Old Irish cubar.

Alternative forms

Noun

cúr m (genitive singular cúir)

  1. foam, froth
Declension
Declension of cúr (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative cúr
vocative a chúir
genitive cúir
dative cúr
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an cúr
genitive an chúir
dative leis an gcúr
don chúr
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

cúr m (genitive singular cúir, nominative plural cúir)

  1. kite (bird)
Declension
Declension of cúr (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cúr cúir
vocative a chúir a chúra
genitive cúir cúr
dative cúr cúir
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cúr na cúir
genitive an chúir na gcúr
dative leis an gcúr
don chúr
leis na cúir
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúr
radical lenition eclipsis
cúr chúr gcúr

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

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