tisories
Asturian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]tisories f pl
- scissors (tool used for cutting)
Further reading
[edit]- “tisoria”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
- García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “tisoria”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
