seamair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish semar, semair (“clover, shamrock”).
Noun
seamair f (genitive singular seimre, nominative plural seamra)
- clover
Declension
Declension of seamair
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- seamair bhán f (“white clover”)
- seamair choille f (“wood-sorrel”)
- seamair chré f (“speedwell”)
- seamair dhearg f, seamair chapaill f (“red clover”)
- seamair mhilis f (“sweet clover”)
- seamair Mhuire f (“four-leaved shamrock”)
- seamróg f (“shamrock”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seamair | sheamair after an, tseamair | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "seamair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “semar, semair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.