siosúr

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish sisúr (“a pair of shears, scissors”), from Anglo-Norman cisoirs, from Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic siosar.

Noun

siosúr m (genitive singular siosúir, nominative plural siosúir)

  1. scissors

Declension

Declension of siosúr (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative siosúr siosúir
vocative a shiosúir a shiosúra
genitive siosúir siosúr
dative siosúr siosúir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an siosúr na siosúir
genitive an tsiosúir na siosúr
dative leis an siosúr
don siosúr 		leis na siosúir

Derived terms

  • binn siosúir f (“blade of scissors”)
  • gob siosúir m (“scissor-bill; beak-nosed person”)
  • greim an tsiosúir m (“scissors hold”)
  • siosúr ingne m (“nail-scissors”)
  • siosúr scealptha m (“pinking shears”)
  • siosúr táilliúra m (“cutting-out scissors”)
  • siosúrtha (“scissors-like, (of tongue) sharp”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of siosúr
radical lenition eclipsis
siosúr shiosúr
after an, tsiosúr 		not applicable

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

References

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