New English-Irish Dictionary

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ancestor

1 noun personsinsear masc1 c m uto trace your ancestors do shinsir a rianú siarmy ancestors came from Cork as Corcaigh a tháinig mo shinsir, de bhunadh Chorcaí mé, ba as Corcaigh mo mhuintir 2 noun animal, plant, etcsinsear masc1 c m usinsearach masc1 c m uthe two plants share a common ancestor tá sinsearach coiteann ag an dá phlanda, tháinig an dá phlanda ón bplanda céanna 3 noun earlier form of sthréamhtheachtaí masc4 c m uit's the ancestor of the modern car réamhtheachtaí charr an lae inniu atá ann, is uaidh a tháinig an carr comhaimseartha

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beyond »

he can trace his ancestors back to then and beyond is féidir leis a shinsir a rianú chomh fada sin siar agus níos faide
chop off »

their ancestors chopped off their surname ghearr a sinsir a sloinne ar shiúl
diverge »

flies and butterflies diverged from common ancestors tháinig cuileoga agus féileacáin ón bhfréamh chéanna
honour »

to honour our ancestors urraim a thabhairt dár sinsir
live on »

our ancestors live on in the oral tradition maireann ár sinsir sa bhéaloideas
relationship »

this breed has a close genetic relationship to its wild ancestors tá gaol géiniteach gairid ag an bpór seo lena shinsir allta
world »

in the world of our ancestors i ré ár sinsear, in aimsir ár sinsear

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