seamestre

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sēam +‎ -estre.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑː.mes.tre/

Noun[edit]

sēamestre f

seamstress, seamster

Declension[edit]

Declension of seamestre (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sēamestre	sēamestran
accusative	sēamestran	sēamestran
genitive	sēamestran	sēamestrena
dative	sēamestran	sēamestrum

Derived terms[edit]

Middle English: semestere, semester, semster, semstere
- English: seamster, sempster (obsolete semster)
  - ⇒ English: seamstress

Related terms[edit]

sēamere

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