Seáinín

Irish

Etymology

From Seán (“John”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ʃaːˈnʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːnʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈʃæːnʲinʲ]

Proper noun

Seáinín m (genitive Sheáinín)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Seán, equivalent to English Johnny

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Seáinín	Sheáinín after an, tSeáinín	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) “Seáinín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm