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).

Noun

siosúr m (genitive singular siosúir, nominative plural siosúir)

  1. scissors

Declension

Derived terms

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

  • sisúr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "siosúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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