tisories

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • tisorias

Etymology

Plural of tisoria from Latin (ferramente) tonsorĭa, from tonsus. Compare Spanish tijera, Galician tesoiras, Portuguese tesoura, Catalan tisores. The -i- may be explained due to influence from Old French cisoires, ciseaux.

Noun

tisories f pl

  1. scissors (tool used for cutting)

Further reading

  • “tisoria”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “tisoria”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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