siamsa
Irish
Alternative forms
- síomsa
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃiːmˠsˠə/[1]
Noun
siamsa m (genitive singular siamsa, nominative plural siamsaí)
- entertainment
- amusement, diversion
Declension
Declension of siamsa
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- siamsaíocht
- siamsán
- siamsúil
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
siamsa | shiamsa after an, tsiamsa | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “siamsa” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “siamsa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 638.
- "siamsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46