cuir

See also: cuír

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkujr]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Pronunciation

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

  1. leather

References

  • “cuir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Pronunciation

Noun

cuir m (plural cuirs)

  1. leather

See also

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪɾʲ/[1]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cuirid,[2] from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird,[3] and from its derivative do·cuirethar.[4]

Verb

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: 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: cuir faoi phróiseas
Conjugation
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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cuirim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 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, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “cuir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cuir m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of cur

Noun

cuir m (genitive singular cuir)

  1. alternative form of cur
Declension
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

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

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 283, page 100
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fo-ceird”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ 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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corium.

Noun

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

  1. leather

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: cueu
  • French: cuir
  • Norman: cuir
  • Walloon: cur

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɾʲ/

Noun

cuir m

  1. genitive singular of cor

Mutation

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English queer.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

cuir m or f (plural cuirs)

  1. alternative form of queer

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 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
Conjugation of cuir (regular)
stem cuir
verbal noun cur
past participle cuirte
independent dependent
active passive active passive
past chuir chuireadh chuir chuireadh
future cuiridh cuirear
cuirtear 		cuir cuirear
cuirtear
conditional 1st singular chuirinn chuirteadh
chuirist1
chuiriste1 		chuirinn chuirteadh
chuirist1
chuiriste1
1st plural chuireamaid
chuireadh sinn 		chuireamaid
chuireadh sinn
2nd & 3rd chuireadh chuireadh
relative
future 		chuireas chuirear
imperative 1st singular cuiream cuirear
cuirtear
2nd singular cuir
3rd singular cuireadh
1st plural cuireamaid
2nd plural cuiribh
3rd plural cuireadh

1 Lewis dialect form

Combined conjugation of cuir (regular)
stem cuir
verbal noun cur
past participle cuirte
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past chuir mi chuir thu chuir e/i chuir sinn chuir sibh chuir iad chuireadh
future cuiridh mi cuiridh tu cuiridh e/i cuiridh sinn cuiridh sibh cuiridh iad cuirear
cuirtear
conditional chuirinn chuireadh tu chuireadh e/i chuireamaid
chuireadh sinn 		chuireadh sibh chuireadh iad chuirteadh
chuirist1
chuiriste1
negative past cha do chuir mi cha do chuir thu cha do chuir e/i cha do chuir sinn cha do chuir sibh cha do chuir iad cha do chuireadh
future cha chuir mi cha chuir thu cha chuir e/i cha chuir sinn cha chuir sibh cha chuir iad cha chuirear
cha chuirtear
conditional cha chuirinn cha chuireadh tu cha chuireadh e/i cha chuireamaid
cha chuireadh sinn 		cha chuireadh sibh cha chuireadh iad cha chuirteadh
cha chuirist1
cha chuiriste1
affirmative
interrogative 		past an do chuir mi? an do chuir thu? an do chuir e/i? an do chuir sinn? an do chuir sibh? an do chuir iad? an do chuireadh?
future an cuir mi? an cuir thu? an cuir e/i? an cuir sinn? an cuir sibh? an cuir iad? an cuirear?
an cuirtear?
conditional an cuirinn? an cuireadh tu? an cuireadh e/i? an cuireamaid?
an cuireadh sinn? 		an cuireadh sibh? an cuireadh iad? an cuirteadh?
an cuirist?1
an cuiriste?1
negative
interrogative 		past nach do chuir mi? nach do chuir thu? nach do chuir e/i? nach do chuir sinn? nach do chuir sibh? nach do chuir iad? nach do chuireadh?
future nach cuir mi? nach cuir thu? nach cuir e/i? nach cuir sinn? nach cuir sibh? nach cuir iad? nach cuirear?
nach cuirtear?
conditional nach cuirinn? nach cuireadh tu? nach cuireadh e/i? nach cuireamaid?
nach cuireadh sinn? 		nach cuireadh sibh? nach cuireadh iad? nach cuirteadh?
nach cuirist?1
nach cuiriste?1
relative
future 		affirmative (ma) chuireas mi (ma) chuireas thu (ma) chuireas e/i (ma) chuireas sinn (ma) chuireas sibh (ma) chuireas iad (ma) chuirear
negative (mur) cuir mi (mur) cuir thu (mur) cuir e/i (mur) cuir sinn (mur) cuir sibh (mur) cuir iad (mur) cuirear
(mur) cuirtear
imperative cuiream cuir cuireadh e/i cuireamaid cuiribh cuireadh iad cuirear
cuirtear

1 Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cuir m

  1. genitive singular of car

Mutation

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English queer.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

cuir m or f (masculine and feminine plural cuirs)

  1. alternative form of queer
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