sisours

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *cīsōria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈzuːris/, /ˈsizuris/, /siˈzuːrs/, /ˈsizurs/, /siˈzuːrz/, /ˈsizurz/

Noun

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sisours pl (plural only)

  1. scissors, shears
  2. (rare) candle extinguisher

Descendants

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  • English: scissors
  • Scots: scissors, shissors, chizors

References

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