cosantóir

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cosain (protect, defend) +‎ -tóir.

Noun[edit]

cosantóir m (genitive singular cosantóra, nominative plural cosantóirí)

  1. defender, protector
  2. (law) defendant
  3. (hurling, Gaelic football) back
    Synonyms: cúlaí, taca

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cosantóir chosantóir gcosantóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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