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cuir

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See also: cuír

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cuir m (plural cuirs)

  1. leather

References

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin corium.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    cuir m (plural cuirs)

    1. leather
    2. a speech error consisting of incorrectly inserting a /t/ as a liaison between two words
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    Descendants

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    • Mauritian Creole: kwir

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    Further reading

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    Irish

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    From Middle Irish cuirid,[3] from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird,[4] and from its derivative do·cuirethar.[5]

    Verb

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    cuir (present analytic cuireann, future analytic cuirfidh, verbal noun cur, past participle curtha)

    1. to put
    2. to send
    3. to sow, plant
      Tá sé ag cur prátaí.
      He’s planting potatoes.
    4. to bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb) synonym ▲
      Synonym: adhlaic
    5. used to indicate falling precipitation; the subject is sé without a referent and the object is the form of precipitation, but when the precipitation is rain the object may be omitted
      An bhfuil sé ag cur? ― Is it raining?
      Inniu féin a chuirfeadh sé sneachta! ― It would have to snow today!
    6. to subject [with faoi ‘to’] synonym ▲
      Synonym: cuir faoi phróiseas
    Conjugation
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    show ▼Conjugation of cuir (first conjugation – A)
    indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present cuirim cuireann tú;
    cuirir†     		cuireann sé, sí cuirimid; cuireann muid cuireann sibh cuireann siad;
    cuirid†     		a chuireann; a chuireas cuirtear
    past chuir mé; chuireas chuir tú; chuiris chuir sé, sí chuireamar; chuir muid chuir sibh; chuireabhair chuir siad; chuireadar a chuir cuireadh
    past habitual chuirinn /
    cuirinn‡     		chuirteá /
    cuirteᇠ    		chuireadh sé, sí /
    cuireadh sé, sí‡     		chuirimis; chuireadh muid /
    cuirimis‡; cuireadh muid‡     		chuireadh sibh /
    cuireadh sibh‡     		chuiridís; chuireadh siad /
    cuiridís‡; cuireadh siad‡     		a chuireadh chuirtí /
    cuirtí‡
    singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    future cuirfidh mé;
    cuirfead     		cuirfidh tú;
    cuirfir†     		cuirfidh sé, sí cuirfimid;
    cuirfidh muid     		cuirfidh sibh cuirfidh siad;
    cuirfid†     		a chuirfidh; a chuirfeas cuirfear
    conditional chuirfinn /
    cuirfinn‡     		chuirfeá /
    cuirfeᇠ    		chuirfeadh sé, sí /
    cuirfeadh sé, sí‡     		chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid /
    cuirfimis‡; cuirfeadh muid‡     		chuirfeadh sibh /
    cuirfeadh sibh‡     		chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad /
    cuirfidís‡; cuirfeadh siad‡     		a chuirfeadh chuirfí /
    cuirfí‡
    subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    — cuirim cuir cuireadh sé, sí cuirimis cuirigí;
    cuiridh†     		cuiridís — cuirtear
    past participle curtha
    verbal noun cur

    † archaic or dialect form
    ‡ dependent form

    Derived terms
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    Further reading

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    • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cuirim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 287; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
    • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cuirim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
    • “cuir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

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    cuir m

    1. vocative/genitive singular of cur

    Noun

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    cuir m (genitive singular cuir)

    1. alternative form of cur
    Declension
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    show ▼Declension of cuir (fourth declension, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative cuir
    vocative a chuir
    genitive cuir
    dative cuir
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an cuir
    genitive an chuir
    dative leis an gcuir
    don chuir

    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of cuir
    radical lenition eclipsis
    cuir chuir gcuir

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

    References

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    1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 283, page 100
    2. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 29, page 15
    3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fo-ceird”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-cuirethar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

    Old French

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin corium.

    Noun

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    cuir oblique singular, m (oblique plural cuirs, nominative singular cuirs, nominative plural cuir)

    1. leather

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    Old Irish

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    cuir m

    1. genitive singular of cor

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    Mutation of cuir
    radical lenition nasalization
    cuir chuir cuir
    pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from English queer.

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      Adjective

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      cuir m or f (plural cuirs)

      1. alternative form of queer

      Scottish Gaelic

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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      From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird.

      Verb

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      cuir (past chuir, future cuiridh, verbal noun cur, past participle cuirte)

      1. put
        An cuir thu am bainne ann sa 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.
      2. send [with gu ‘to; until’]
        Chuir e litir thuca. ― He sent them a letter.
      3. plant, sow
        cuiridh mi sìol a-màireach ― I will sow seeds tomorrow
      4. Used to indicate falling precipitation, whether rain or snow
        gun cuireadh e uisge! ― let there be rain!
        cur is cathadh ― drifting snow
      5. (sports) score
        Chuir Seumas gòl. ― James scored a goal.
      6. (fishing) set, shoot
        cuir an lìon ― shoot the line; set the net
      7. (computing) submit (data)
      Conjugation
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      show ▼Conjugation of cuir (regular)
      indicative independent dependent
      personal impersonal personal impersonal
      past chuir chuireadh chuir chuireadh
      future cuiridh cuirear
      cuirtear       		cuir cuirear
      cuirtear
      relative future chuireas chuirear — —
      conditional independent dependent
      personal impersonal personal impersonal
      first person singular chuirinn chuirteadh
      chuirist1
      chuiriste1       		cuirinn cuirteadh
      cuirist1
      cuiriste1
      first person plural chuireamaid
      chuireadh sinn       		cuireamaid
      cuireadh sinn
      second/third person chuireadh cuireadh
      imperative independent
      singular plural impersonal
      first person cuiream cuireamaid cuirear
      cuirtear
      second person cuir cuiribh
      third person cuireadh
      past participle cuirte
      verbal noun cur

      1. Lewis dialect form

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      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

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      cuir m

      1. genitive singular of car

      Mutation

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      Mutation of cuir
      radical lenition
      cuir chuir

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

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from English queer.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈkwiɾ/ [ˈkwiɾ]
        • Rhymes: -iɾ
        • Syllabification: cuir

        Adjective

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        cuir m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuirs)

        1. alternative form of queer
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