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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cúr chúr gcúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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