seang
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish seng.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)
Declension edit
Declension of seang
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | seang | sheang | seanga; sheanga² | |
Vocative | sheang | seanga | ||
Genitive | seinge | seanga | seang | |
Dative | seang; sheang¹ |
sheang | seanga; sheanga² | |
Comparative | níos seinge | |||
Superlative | is seinge |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seing
Noun edit
seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)
Declension edit
Declension of seang
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seang | sheang after an, tseang |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
- Entries containing “seang” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish seng.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
seang (comparative seinge)
Noun edit
seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)
- roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
- Synonym: earb
- starving person
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
seang | sheang after "an", t-seang |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “seang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language