séad

See also: SEAD, Sead, and sead

Irish

Alternative forms

• seud (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃiːa̯d̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃeːd̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sét (“path, way”), from Proto-Celtic *sentus (compare Welsh hynt), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Noun

séad m (genitive singular séada, nominative plural séada)

1. path, way

Declension

Declension of séad

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative séad séada Vocative a shéad a shéada Genitive séada séad Dative séad séada

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an séad na séada Genitive an tséada na séad Dative leis an séad don séad leis na séada

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sét (“object of value, chattel”). Doublet of seoid and possibly saint.

Noun

séad m (genitive singular séada, nominative plural séada) (literary)

1. valuable (personal possession of relatively great monetary value)
2. chattel (tangible, movable property)
3. objet d'art
4. (in the plural) treasures, wealth

Declension

Declension of séad

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative séad séada Vocative a shéad a shéada Genitive séada séad Dative séad séada

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an séad na séada Genitive an tséada na séad Dative leis an séad don séad leis na séada

Derived terms

• Dún na Séad (“Baltimore, County Cork”)
• séad fine (“heirloom”)
• séad suirí (“love token”)

Etymology 3

From English jade.

Noun

séad m (genitive singular séid)

1. jade (gem)

Derived terms

• séadghlas

Mutation

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