siorc

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

siorc m (genitive singular siorca, nominative plural siorcanna)

1. shark

Declension

Declension of siorc

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative siorc siorcanna Vocative a shiorc a shiorcanna Genitive siorca siorcanna Dative siorc siorcanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an siorc na siorcanna Genitive an tsiorca na siorcanna Dative leis an siorc don siorc leis na siorcanna

Hyponyms

• craosaire (“porbeagle, mackerel shark”)
• liamhán gréine (“basking shark”)
• míolsiorc (“whale shark”)
• sionnach mara (“thresher shark”)
• siorc bán aigéanach (“oceanic whitetip shark”)
• siorc bán mór (“great white shark”)

• siorc beagcheannach (“Greenland shark”)
• siorc carcairinideach (“requiem shark”)
• siorc ceann casúir (“hammerhead shark”)
• siorc dathannach (“carpet shark, wobbegong”)
• siorc eite eitleoige (“kitefin shark”)
• siorc fíogaigh (“dogfish”)

• siorc gorm (“blue shark”)
• siorc liopaird (“leopard shark”)
• siorc mácó (“mako shark”)
• siorc rua (“copper shark”)
• siorc tíograch (“tiger shark”)

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

siorc m (genitive singular siorca, plural siorcan)

1. shark

Synonyms

• cearban