seamestre

Old English

Etymology

From sēam +‎ -estre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑː.mes.tre/

Noun

sēamestre f

  1. seamstress, seamster

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative sēamestre sēamestran
accusative sēamestran sēamestran
genitive sēamestran sēamestrena
dative sēamestran sēamestrum

Derived terms

  • Middle English: semestere, semester, semster, semstere
    • English: seamster, sempster (obsolete semster)