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Where does “géilsine” come from?

géilsine (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -sine — Forms abstract nouns from other nouns.

géilsine (Old Irish): hostageship, rendering of hostages

Definitions

  1. hostageship, rendering of hostages

Ancestry of “géilsine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-sineForms abstract nouns from other nouns

Words derived from “géilsine”

  • géillsine
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