séasúr

Irish

Alternative forms

• saosúr (Munster)
• séasún

Etymology

From Middle Irish sésúr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠeːˈsˠuːɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form saosúr)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuɾˠ/, [ˈʃɛːsˠuɾˠ]

Noun

séasúr m (genitive singular séasúir, nominative plural séasúir)

1. season
2. fat season, season of growth, of good weather
3. seasonable richness
4. fat, juice, sap (of things in season)
5. seasoning, relish

Declension

Declension of séasúr

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative séasúr séasúir Vocative a shéasúir a shéasúra Genitive séasúir séasúr Dative séasúr séasúir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an séasúr na séasúir Genitive an tséasúir na séasúr Dative leis an séasúr don séasúr leis na séasúir

Derived terms

• séasúrach
• séasúracht
• séasúrtha

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (“spring”)	samhradh (“summer”)	fómhar (“autumn”)	geimhreadh (“winter”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
séasúr	shéasúr after an, tséasúr	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sésúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “séasúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “séasúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.