sinsir

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

sinsir m

  1. inflection of sinsear (ancestor, progenitor; elder, senior citizen; senior):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of sinsir
radical lenition eclipsis
sinsir shinsir
after an, tsinsir
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Etymology

From English ginger.

Pronunciation

Noun

sinsir m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. ginger

Derived terms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sinsir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies