siúcra
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish siúcra, from Anglo-Norman sucre, from Old French çucre, chucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃuːkɾˠə/
Noun
siúcra m (genitive singular siúcra, nominative plural siúcraí)
Declension
Declension of siúcra
Fourth declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from siúcra
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| siúcra | shiúcra after an, tsiúcra |
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "siúcra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “siúcra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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