simeatár
Irish
Etymology
From English scimitar, from Middle French cimeterre, from Italian scimitarra, from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”), from Middle Persian šmšyl (šamšēr) / špšyl (šafšēr, “sword”).
Noun
simeatár m (genitive singular simeatáir, nominative plural simeatáir)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| simeatár | shimeatár after an, tsimeatár |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “simeatár”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “simeatár”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “simeatár”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025