sinséar
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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.
Categories:
- Irish terms borrowed from Middle English
- Irish terms derived from Middle English
- Irish terms derived from Old English
- Irish terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Plants
- ga:Spices and herbs