cuspóir
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cuspóir m (“target, purpose, aim, object”) (compare Scottish Gaelic cuspair), from Latin cuspis f (“point, tip”). By surface analysis, cuspa (“object; objective, theme; model”) + -óir.
Noun
cuspóir m (genitive singular cuspóra, nominative plural cuspóirí)
Declension
Declension of cuspóir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cuspóir díreach m (“direct object”)
- cuspóir indíreach m (“indirect object”)
- cuspóireach (“objective; accusative”, adjective)
- cuspóireacht f (“finality”)
- cuspóireach m (“objective, accusative, (case)”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuspóir | chuspóir | gcuspóir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuspóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuspóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cuspóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuspóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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