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Irish
Etymology
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
sinséar m (genitive singular sinséir)
- ginger (plant; its rhizome used as a spice)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| sinséar
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shinséar
after an, tsinséar
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sinséar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sinséar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sinséar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024