sinsear

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See also: sinséar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sinser (elder, eldest; senior).

Pronunciation

Noun

sinsear m (genitive singular sinsir, nominative plural sinsir)

  1. ancestor, progenitor
  2. elder, senior citizen
  3. senior (various senses)

Declension

Declension of sinsear (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sinsear sinsir
vocative a shinsir a shinseara
genitive sinsir sinsear
dative sinsear sinsir
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sinsear na sinsir
genitive an tsinsir na sinsear
dative leis an sinsear
don sinsear
leis na sinsir

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sinsear shinsear
after an, tsinsear
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.