shamrock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).
Meanings
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The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.
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Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
The fields were covered with shamrocks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shamrocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wet the shamrock · shamrocky · shamrockery · shamrocklike
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
clover (any of several small plants) · trefoil (trefoil leaf) · trefoil (any of several small plants)
Translations (30)
nl klaverblad (trefoil leaf of any clover) · fa سمن (trefoil leaf of any clover) · de Kleeblatt (trefoil leaf of any clover) · pl dzięcielina (trefoil leaf of any clover) · gd seamrag (trefoil leaf of any clover) · mi koroua (trefoil leaf of any clover) · cs trojlístek (trefoil leaf of any clover) · es trébol (trefoil leaf of any clover) · fr trèfle (trefoil leaf of any clover) · el τριφύλλι (trefoil leaf of any clover) · ro trifoi (trefoil leaf of any clover) · da kløverblad (trefoil leaf of any clover) · mi korouwa (trefoil leaf of any clover) · pt trevo (trefoil leaf of any clover) · ja シャムロック (trefoil leaf of any clover) · sv treklöver (trefoil leaf of any clover) · it trifoglio (trefoil leaf of any clover) · ru трилистник (trefoil leaf of any clover) · ga seamróg (trefoil leaf of any clover) · pl koniczyna (trefoil leaf of any clover) · da trekløver (trefoil leaf of any clover) · ca trèvol (trefoil leaf of any clover) · fi kolmiapila (trefoil leaf of any clover) · hu lóhere (trefoil leaf of any clover) · mi raukoroa (trefoil leaf of any clover) · is músasmári (trefoil leaf of any clover) · be канюшы́на (trefoil leaf of any clover) · sk trojlístok (trefoil leaf of any clover) · ka სამყურა (trefoil leaf of any clover) · be трылістнік (trefoil leaf of any clover)