EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sinsear, m. (gs. & npl. -sir, gpl. ~). 1. Senior, elder. An ~ agus an sóisear, the elder and the younger. ~ an teaghlaigh, the senior member of the family. ~ a clainne, the first-born of her children. ~ na saoithe, the doyen of the learned men. Rang na ~, the senior class. S.a. abhcóide, barra1 3, braon 1. 2. Ancestor, progenitor. Ár sinsir romhainn, our fathers before us. Mo sheacht ~, my forebears from time immemorial. S.a. peaca.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ sinsir, sóisir, senior, junior, counsel.
~ na sinsear, na sóisear, inner, outer, bar.
An ~ sinsir, senile nose-dripping.
~ sinsear, ancestral stock.
Le ~ na seacht nduine, na seacht sinsear, from time immemorial.
Lean siad ~ na sinsear, they followed in the footsteps of their ancestors.
~ ár sinsear, our ancestral heritage, patrimony.
~ an tsinsir, na sinsear, original sin.
An gnás ~ a bhí ag ár sinsir, that custom which our ancestors had.
~ do na sinsir, respect for one’s elders.
~ do na sinsir, deferential to one’s elders.