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)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Declension edit

  • Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seing

Noun edit

seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)

  1. slender, slim, person
  2. thin, lean, emaciated, person

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
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

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39

Further reading edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

seang (comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Noun edit

seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
    Synonym: earb
  2. starving person

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
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