seithe
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish seiche, from Proto-Celtic *sekess, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) (compare Icelandic sigg (“callus, hard skin”)).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seithe f or m (genitive singular seithe, nominative plural seithí)
Declension edit
Declension of seithe
- Masculine declension
Declension of seithe
Derived terms edit
- seitheadóir (“taxidermist”)
- seithigh (“skin”, transitive verb)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seithe | sheithe after an, tseithe |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sex-skā/i-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 331
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “seithe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seithe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.