seangaire

Irish

Etymology

seang +‎ -aire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃan̪ˠəɡəɾʲə/, /ˈʃanˠəɡəɾʲə/

Noun

seangaire m (genitive singular seangaire, nominative plural seangairí)

1. thin, meagre person
2. mean person

Declension

Declension of seangaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative seangaire seangairí Vocative a sheangaire a sheangairí Genitive seangaire seangairí Dative seangaire seangairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an seangaire na seangairí Genitive an tseangaire na seangairí Dative leis an seangaire don seangaire leis na seangairí

Descendants

• → Yola: sheakeare

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seangaire	sheangaire after an, tseangaire	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) “seangaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN