Seapáin

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Japan, from Portuguese Japão or Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang / Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃapˠɑːnʲ]

Proper noun

An tSeapáin f (genitive na Seapáine)

1. Japan

Derived terms

• Seapáinis (“the Japanese language”)
• Seapánach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seapáin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Seapáin	Sheapáin after an, tSeapáin	not applicable

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