Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin signum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sén m (genitive seoin)

  1. a sign, omen, portent
    • Lebor na hUidre 1.4504
      nis téilcset a fathi ⁊ a ndruíd ass sein ... oc írnaidi ṡeóin
  2. a favourable sign, a blessing, good luck, success

Inflection edit

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sén sénL séoinL
Vocative séoin sénL sénuH
Accusative sénN sénL sénuH
Genitive séoinL sén sénN
Dative séonL sénaib sénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: séan
  • Scottish Gaelic: seun

Verb edit

sén

  1. second-person singular imperative of sénaid

·sén

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of sénaid

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
sén ṡén unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit