sinséar
See also: sinsear
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English gingere, from late Old English gingifer, gingiber, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from a Dravidian language, compare Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñci vēr, literally “ginger root”).
Noun
sinséar m (genitive singular sinséir)
- ginger (plant; its rhizome used as a spice)
Declension
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Derived terms
- arán sinséir m (“ginger-bread”)
- beoir shinséir f (“ginger-beer”)
- cnó sinséir m (“ginger(bread) nut”)
- leann sinséir m, uisce sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sinséar | shinséar after an, tsinséar |
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) “sinséar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sinséar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sinséar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025