séanas
See also: seaŋáš
Irish
editEtymology
editPossibly from séan (“good luck”), due to the folkloric association between having a gap in the front teeth and good luck. (Compare French dents du bonheur, literally "teeth of happiness".)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editséanas m (genitive singular séanais, nominative plural séanais)
- gap between the upper front teeth, diastema
- harelip
- (linguistics) hiatus (two vowels in sequence without an intervening consonant)
Declension
editDeclension of séanas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
séanas | shéanas after an, tséanas |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |