garsún

Irish

Alternative forms

gasúr

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman garçun.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɑɾˠˈsˠuːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾˠsˠuːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾˠsˠunˠ/

Noun

garsún m (genitive singular garsúin or garsúna, nominative plural garsúin or garsúnaí)

boy
Synonym: buachaill

Declension

Declension of garsún

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	garsún	garsúin
Vocative	a gharsúin	a gharsúna
Genitive	garsúin	garsún
Dative	garsún	garsúin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an garsún	na garsúin
Genitive	an gharsúin	na ngarsún
Dative	leis an ngarsún don gharsún	leis na garsúin

Alternative declension

Declension of garsún

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	garsún	garsúnaí
Vocative	a gharsún	a gharsúnaí
Genitive	garsúna	garsúnaí
Dative	garsún	garsúnaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an garsún	na garsúnaí
Genitive	an gharsúna	na ngarsúnaí
Dative	leis an ngarsún don gharsún	leis na garsúnaí

Descendants

→ Yola: gorson, garson, gorsoon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
garsún	gharsún	ngarsún
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “garsún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “garsún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “garsún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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