Sean-Bhéarla

Irish

Etymology

From sean- (“old”) +‎ Béarla (“the English language”).

Proper noun

Sean-Bhéarla m (genitive Sean-Bhéarla)

1. Old English (language)

   tréimhse an tSean-Bhéarla ― the period of Old English

Declension

Declension of Sean-Bhéarla

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Sean-Bhéarla Vocative a Shean-Bhéarla Genitive Sean-Bhéarla Dative Sean-Bhéarla

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Sean-Bhéarla Genitive an tSean-Bhéarla Dative leis an Sean-Bhéarla don Sean-Bhéarla

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Sean-Bhéarla	Shean-Bhéarla after an, tSean-Bhéarla	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Sean-Bhéarla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024