Sean-Ghall

Irish

Etymology

From sean- (“old”) +‎ Gall (“foreigner, Norman”).

Noun

Sean-Ghall m (genitive singular Sean-Ghaill, nominative plural Sean-Ghaill)

1. (historical) older/earlier Anglo-Norman or English settler (in Ireland)

   Antonym: Nua-Ghall

Declension

Declension of Sean-Ghall

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Sean-Ghall Sean-Ghaill Vocative a Shean-Ghaill a Shean-Ghalla Genitive Sean-Ghaill Sean-Ghall Dative Sean-Ghall Sean-Ghaill

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Sean-Ghall na Sean-Ghaill Genitive an tSean-Ghaill na Sean-Ghall Dative leis an Sean-Ghall don Sean-Ghall leis na Sean-Ghaill

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Sean-Ghall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Sean-Ghaill”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024