sinsir
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinsir m
- inflection of sinsear (“ancestor, progenitor; elder, senior citizen; senior”):
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sinsir | shinsir after an, tsinsir |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinsir m (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
- bisged sinsir (“ginger biscuit, gingernut”)
- gwreiddyn sinsir (“root ginger, ginger root”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sinsir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies