crosaire

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɔsəɾʲə/

Etymology 1

From cros (“cross”, noun) +‎ -aire.

Noun

crosaire m (genitive singular crosaire, nominative plural crosairí)

1. cross-bearer

Etymology 2

From cros (“cross”, verb) +‎ -aire.

Noun

crosaire m (genitive singular crosaire, nominative plural crosairí)

1. crossing, crossroads

Related terms

• crosbhóthar

Declension

Declension of crosaire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative crosaire crosairí vocative a chrosaire a chrosairí genitive crosaire crosairí dative crosaire crosairí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an crosaire na crosairí genitive an chrosaire na gcrosairí dative leis an gcrosaire don chrosaire leis na crosairí

Mutation

Mutated forms of crosaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crosaire	chrosaire	gcrosaire

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crosaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN