sinsear

See also: sinséar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sinser (“elder, eldest; senior”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːn̠ʲʃəɾˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪn̠ʲʃəɾˠ/

Noun

sinsear m (genitive singular sinsir, nominative plural sinsir)

1. ancestor, progenitor
2. elder, senior citizen
3. senior (various senses)

Declension

Declension of sinsear

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sinsear sinsir Vocative a shinsir a shinseara Genitive sinsir sinsear Dative sinsear sinsir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sinsear na sinsir Genitive an tsinsir na sinsear Dative leis an sinsear don sinsear leis na sinsir

Synonyms

• sinsearach (“senior person; ancestor”)
• foirfeach (“aged, mature person; elder”)

Derived terms

• sinsearach (“senior person; ancestor”)
• sinsearacht (“heredity; seniority; ancestry”)
• sinseartha (“ancestral”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sinsear	shinsear after an, tsinsear	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.