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cuir
cuir
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɪɾʲ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird.
Verb
cuir (present analytic cuireann, future analytic cuirfidh, verbal noun cur, past participle curtha)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | cuirim | cuireann tú; cuirir† |
cuireann sé, sí | cuirimid | cuireann sibh | cuireann siad; cuirid† |
a chuireann; a chuireas / a gcuireann*; a gcuireas* |
cuirtear |
| past | chuir mé; chuireas | chuir tú; chuiris | chuir sé, sí | chuireamar; chuir muid | chuir sibh; chuireabhair | chuir siad; chuireadar | a chuir / ar chuir* |
cuireadh | |
| past habitual | chuirinn | chuirteá | chuireadh sé, sí | chuirimis; chuireadh muid | chuireadh sibh | chuiridís; chuireadh siad | a chuireadh / ar chuireadh* |
chuirtí | |
| future | cuirfidh mé; cuirfead |
cuirfidh tú; cuirfir† |
cuirfidh sé, sí | cuirfimid; cuirfidh muid |
cuirfidh sibh | cuirfidh siad; cuirfid† |
a chuirfidh; a chuirfeas / a gcuirfidh*; a gcuirfeas* |
cuirfear | |
| conditional | chuirfinn | chuirfeá | chuirfeadh sé, sí | chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid | chuirfeadh sibh | chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad | a chuirfeadh / ar chuirfeadh* |
chuirfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go gcuire mé; go gcuiread† |
go gcuire tú; go gcuirir† |
go gcuire sé, sí | go gcuirimid; go gcuire muid |
go gcuire sibh | go gcuire siad; go gcuirid† |
— | go gcuirtear |
| past | dá gcuirinn | dá gcuirteá | dá gcuireadh sé, sí | dá gcuirimis; dá gcuireadh muid |
dá gcuireadh sibh | dá gcuiridís; dá gcuireadh siad |
— | dá gcuirtí | |
| imperative | cuirim | cuir | cuireadh sé, sí | cuirimis | cuirigí; cuiridh† |
cuiridís | — | cuirtear | |
| verbal noun | cur | ||||||||
| past participle | curtha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Synonyms
- (to bury): adhlaic
- (to subject to): cuir faoi phróiseas
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
cuir m
- genitive singular of cur
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuir | chuir | gcuir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old French
Etymology
Noun
cuir m (oblique plural cuirs, nominative singular cuirs, nominative plural cuir)
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurʲ/
Noun
cuir m
- genitive singular of cor
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cuir | chuir | cuir pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kuɾʲ], /kʰuɾʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cuirid, from older fo·ceird, do·cuirethar.
Verb
cuir (past chuir, future cuiridh, verbal noun cur, past participle cuirte)
- put
- An cuir thu am bainne anns a' 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.
Derived terms
Terms derived from cuir
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Etymology 2
Noun
cuir m
- genitive singular of car