siosúr
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish sisúr (“a pair of shears, scissors”), from Anglo-Norman cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *cīsōria, plural of Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”).
Declension
Declension of siosúr
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| siosúr | shiosúr after an, tsiosúr |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sisúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siosúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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