Séamas

Irish

Alternative forms

• Séamus, Seumas

Etymology

Borrowed from English James, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, variant form of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Iacób.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːmˠəsˠ/

Proper noun

Séamas m (genitive Séamais)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James or Jacob
2. (biblical) James (book of the Bible; either of the two apostles)

Declension

Declension of Séamas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Séamas vocative a Shéamais genitive Séamais dative Séamas forms with the definite article singular nominative an Séamas genitive an tSéamais dative leis an Séamas don Séamas

Synonyms

• (letter of James): Litir Naomh Séamas

Derived terms

• Naomh Séamas (“Saint James”)
• Séamaisín (“Jimmy”)
• Soiscéal Shéamais (“the Gospel of James”)

Descendants

• → English: Seamus, Shamus

Mutation

Mutated forms of Séamas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Séamas	Shéamas after an, tSéamas	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.