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sinséar
sinséar
See also: sinsear
Irish
Noun
sinséar m (genitive singular sinséir)
- ginger (plant; its rhizome used as a spice)
Declension
Declension of sinséar
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cnó sinséir m (“ginger(bread) nut”)
- leann sinséir m, uisce sinséir m (“ginger ale”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sinséar | shinséar after an, tsinséar |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "sinséar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.