Seapánach

Irish

Etymology

From an tSeapáin (“Japan”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Seapánach (genitive singular masculine Seapánaigh, genitive singular feminine Seapánaí, plural Seapánacha, not comparable)

1. Japanese

Declension

Declension of Seapánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Seapánach	Sheapánach	Seapánacha; Sheapánacha²
Vocative	Sheapánaigh		Seapánacha
Genitive		Seapánaí	Seapánacha	Seapánach
Dative	Seapánach; Sheapánach¹	Sheapánach; Sheapánaigh (archaic)	Seapánacha; Sheapánacha²
Comparative	níos Seapánaí
Superlative	is Seapánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Seapáinis (“the Japanese language”)

Noun

Seapánach m (genitive singular Seapánaigh, nominative plural Seapánaigh)

1. a Japanese person

Declension

Declension of Seapánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Seapánach Seapánaigh Vocative a Sheapánaigh a Sheapánacha Genitive Seapánaigh Seapánach Dative Seapánach Seapánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Seapánach na Seapánaigh Genitive an tSeapánaigh na Seapánach Dative leis an Seapánach don Seapánach leis na Seapánaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Seapánach	Sheapánach after an, tSeapánach	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) “Seapánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Seapánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Seapánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.