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cóisir

cóisir

See also: còisir

Irish

Noun

cóisir f ‎(genitive singular cóisire, nominative plural cóisirí)

(wedding-)feast, banquet
festive party; social gathering
retinue, suite; attendant group
large group, assembly

Declension

Declension of cóisir

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cóisir	cóisirí
Vocative	a chóisir	a chóisirí
Genitive	cóisire	cóisirí
Dative	cóisir	cóisirí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chóisir	na cóisirí
Genitive	na cóisire	na gcóisirí
Dative	leis an gcóisir don chóisir	leis na cóisirí

Synonyms

(party, feast, banquet): fleá

Derived terms

cóisir bhrídeoige f ‎(“bridal shower”)
cóisireach ‎(“festive, fond of parties”, adjective)
cóisireacht f ‎(“feasting; party-going, visiting”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cóisir	chóisir	gcóisir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"cóisir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“cóisir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.