cuir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin corium.

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

  1. leather

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɥiʁ/
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Homophones: cuirs, cuire

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

  1. leather

See also

Further reading

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)

  1. put
  2. send
  3. sow
  4. bury (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb)
  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. subject (+ faoi (“to”))
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
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 / gcuirfinn‡‡ chuirfeá / gcuirfeᇇ chuirfeadh sé, sí / gcuirfeadh sé, s퇇 chuirfimis; chuirfeadh muid / gcuirfimis‡‡; gcuirfeadh muid‡‡ chuirfeadh sibh / gcuirfeadh sibh‡‡ chuirfidís; chuirfeadh siad / gcuirfidís‡‡; gcuirfeadh siad‡‡ a chuirfeadh /
ar chuirfeadh*		 chuirfí / gcuirf퇇
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
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

cuir m

  1. genitive singular of cur

Mutation
Irish mutation
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

From Latin corium.

Noun

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

  1. leather

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kurʲ/

Noun

cuir m

  1. genitive singular of cor

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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): /kʰuɾʲ/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. 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.
  2. send
    Chuir e litir thuca. ― He sent them a letter.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

cuir m

  1. genitive singular of car
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