Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English sisours, from Old French cisoires. The -n is of unclear origin; perhaps the word is from a dialect of Middle English in which the plural suffix -en predominated over -s. At any rate, its use in this Welsh word is paralleled by other loanwords like masarn (maple) (from Old French masre), miswrn (visor), and pinsiwrn (pincers).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

siswrn m (plural sisyrnau or siswrnau or siswrns, not mutable)

  1. (pair of) scissors (tool used for cutting)