simeatár
Irish
Etymology
From English scimitar, from Middle French cimeterre, from Italian scimitarra, from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”), from Middle Persian šmšyl (šamšēr) / špšyl (šafšēr, “sword”).
Noun
simeatár m (genitive singular simeatáir, nominative plural simeatáir)
- scimitar
Declension
Declension of simeatár
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
simeatár | shimeatár after an, tsimeatár | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “simeatár”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “simeatár” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “simeatár” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.