sinsear

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
singular plural
nominative sinsear sinsir
vocative a shinsir a shinseara
genitive sinsir sinsear
dative sinsear sinsir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sinsear na sinsir
genitive an tsinsir na sinsear
dative leis an sinsear
don sinsear 		leis na sinsir

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sinsear
radical lenition eclipsis
sinsear shinsear
after an, tsinsear 		not applicable

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

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