sinséar
See also: sinsear
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English gingere, from late Old English gingifer, gingiber, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from a Dravidian language, compare Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñci vēr, literally “ginger root”).
Noun edit
sinséar m (genitive singular sinséir)
- ginger (plant; its rhizome used as a spice)
Declension edit
Declension of sinséar
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- arán sinséir m (“ginger-bread”)
- beoir shinséir f (“ginger-beer”)
- cnó sinséir m (“ginger(bread) nut”)
- leann sinséir m, uisce sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sinséar | shinséar after an, tsinséar |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sinséar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “sinséar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sinséar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.