gasúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• garsún

Etymology

Modification of garsún, from Anglo-Norman garçun, apparently under the influence of gas (“stripling, lad”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɑˈsˠuːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡasˠuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡasˠuɾˠ/

Noun

gasúr m (genitive singular gasúir or gasúra, nominative plural gasúir or gasúraí)

1. boy

   Synonyms: buachaill, mac

2. youngster, child

Declension

Declension of gasúr (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gasúr gasúir vocative a ghasúir a ghasúra genitive gasúir gasúr dative gasúr gasúir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gasúr na gasúir genitive an ghasúir na ngasúr dative leis an ngasúr don ghasúr leis na gasúir

Alternative declension

Declension of gasúr (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gasúr gasúraí vocative a ghasúr a ghasúraí genitive gasúra gasúraí dative gasúr gasúraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gasúr na gasúraí genitive an ghasúra na ngasúraí dative leis an ngasúr don ghasúr leis na gasúraí

• Variant nominative plural: gasraí

Derived terms

• gasúr scoile (“schoolboy”)
• gasúr sráide (“street child”)
• maith mo ghasúr é (“attaboy! that's my boy!”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gasúr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gasúr	ghasúr	ngasúr

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gasúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gasúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025