"shamrock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/ [UK], /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/ [US] Audio: en-us-shamrock.ogg , en-au-shamrock.ogg Forms: shamrocks [plural]
Rhymes: (US) -æmɹɑk 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|seamróg}} Irish seamróg, {{der|en|sga|semróc}} Old Irish semróc, {{der|en|cel-pro|*semarā}} Proto-Celtic *semarā, {{cog|cel-gau|uisumaris||clover}} Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*semh₁r-}} Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, {{cog|non|smári||clover}} Old Norse smári (“clover”), {{cog|ka|სამყურა||clover}} Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shamrock (plural shamrocks)
  1. 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. Categories (place): Ireland Categories (lifeform): Trifolieae tribe plants Synonyms (trefoil leaf): trefoil Translations (trefoil leaf of any clover): канюшы́на (kanjušýna) [feminine] (Belarusian), трылістнік (trylistnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), trojlístek [masculine] (Czech), trekløver [neuter] (Danish), kløverblad [neuter] (Danish), klaverblad [neuter] (Dutch), kolmiapila (Finnish), trèfle [masculine] (French), სამყურა (samq̇ura) (Georgian), Kleeblatt [neuter] (German), τριφύλλι (trifýlli) [neuter] (Greek), lóhere (Hungarian), músasmári [masculine] (Icelandic), seamróg [feminine] (Irish), trifoglio (Italian), シャムロック (shamurokku) (Japanese), koroua (Maori), korouwa (Maori), raukoroa (Maori), سمن (saman) (Persian), koniczyna [feminine] (Polish), dzięcielina [feminine] (Polish), trevo [masculine] (Portuguese), trifoi [neuter] (Romanian), трилистник (trilistnik) [masculine] (Russian), seamrag [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), trojlístok [masculine] (Slovak), trébol [masculine] (Spanish), treklöver [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-shamrock-en-noun-QgSgNlub Disambiguation of Ireland: 78 22 Disambiguation of Trifolieae tribe plants: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'trefoil leaf': 71 29 Disambiguation of 'trefoil leaf of any clover': 58 42
  2. Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens. Synonyms (any of several small plants): clover, trefoil
    Sense id: en-shamrock-en-noun-yD-a85X- Disambiguation of 'any of several small plants': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wet the shamrock Related terms: four-leaf clover

Inflected forms

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          "text": "She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.",
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}
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    "Terms with Danish translations",
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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Ireland",
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      "word": "wet the shamrock"
    }
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            "1": "ja",
            "2": "シャムロック",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese: シャムロック",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Japanese: シャムロック"
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            "2": "섐록",
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Korean: 섐록 (syaemnok)"
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      "name": "bor"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sga",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "სამყურა",
        "3": "",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "four-leaf clover"
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          "text": "She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.",
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        }
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        {
          "text": "The fields were covered with shamrocks.",
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        }
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/",
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        "US"
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      "sense": "trefoil leaf",
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    {
      "sense": "any of several small plants",
      "word": "clover"
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      "sense": "any of several small plants",
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kanjušýna",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "канюшы́на"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "trylistnik",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "trekløver"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "klaverblad"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "kolmiapila"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trèfle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samq̇ura",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "სამყურა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kleeblatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "trifýlli",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τριφύλλι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "lóhere"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "músasmári"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seamróg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "trifoglio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shamurokku",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "シャムロック"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "koroua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "korouwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "raukoroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "saman",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "word": "سمن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "koniczyna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dzięcielina"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trevo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trifoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trilistnik",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "трилистник"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seamrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trojlístok"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trébol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "trefoil leaf of any clover",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "treklöver"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shamrock"
}

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