Irish edit

Etymology edit

PIE word
*sénos

From sean (old).

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

sean-

  1. old, aged; senior; mature; long-established, old-fashioned; (of calendar) old style
  2. (intensifying) great, exceeding; over-

Usage notes edit

  • Triggers lenition (except of d, s and t):
    • sean- + máthair → seanmháthair ("grandmother"; lit. 'old mother')
    • sean- + deasc → seandeasc ("old desk")

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit