Seán
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ʃɑːnˠ/, /ʃɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ʃaːnˠ/[2], /ʃaːn̪ˠ/
Proper noun
editSeán m (genitive Seáin)
- a male given name from Old French, equivalent to English John or French Jean
Declension
editDeclension of Seán
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- Seáinín
- Seán báite (“watered whiskey”)
- Seán Buí (“John Bull”)
- Seán na gealaí (“jack-o’-lantern”)
Related terms
editDescendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Seán | Sheán after an, tSeán |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 68, page 35
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 131, page 51
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Seán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish terms derived from Hebrew
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- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish given names
- Irish male given names
- Irish male given names from Old French
- Irish first-declension nouns