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:

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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.
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