shamrock
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish seamróg, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
shamrock (plural shamrocks)
- The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
- She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.
- Any of several small plants, forms of clover, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
- The fields were covered with shamrocks.
Synonyms
Translations
trefoil leaf of any clover
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any of several small plants, forms of clover — see clover
See also
Categories:
- English terms derived from Irish
- English terms derived from Old Irish
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Trifolieae tribe plants