Séalainn

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An tSéalainn f (genitive na Séalainne)

1. Zealand

Declension

Declension of Séalainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Séalainn Vocative a Shéalainn Genitive Séalainne Dative Séalainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tSéalainn Genitive na Séalainne Dative leis an tSéalainn don tSéalainn

Derived terms

• Nua-Shéalainn f (“New Zealand”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Séalainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm