Scottish Gaelic word

sinnsear

ancestor

noun

sinnsear means “ancestor” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	sinnsear
Sèimheachadh	shinnsear

Family

balach

boy

banais

wedding

banaltram

nurse, nanny, foster-mother

banntrach

widow

bean

woman, wife

beul-aithris

folklore, oral tradition

bodach

old man

boireannach

woman

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