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cuspóir

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Irish

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Etymology

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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

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cuspóir m (genitive singular cuspóra, nominative plural cuspóirí)

  1. thing aimed at, target
  2. object; objective, purpose
  3. model, theme
  4. (grammar) object
  5. (philosophy) final cause
  6. (literary) bowshot

Declension

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Declension of cuspóir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cuspóir cuspóirí
vocative a chuspóir a chuspóirí
genitive cuspóra cuspóirí
dative cuspóir cuspóirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cuspóir na cuspóirí
genitive an chuspóra na gcuspóirí
dative leis an gcuspóir
don chuspóir
leis na cuspóirí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of cuspóir
radical lenition eclipsis
cuspóir chuspóir gcuspóir

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

Further reading

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