seám

See also: seam

Irish

Etymology

From English shawm, from Old French chalemel, from Latin calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːmˠ/

Noun

seám m (genitive singular seáma, nominative plural seámanna)

1. (music) shawm

Declension

Declension of seám

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seám seámanna Vocative a sheám a sheámanna Genitive seáma seámanna Dative seám seámanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seám na seámanna Genitive an tseáma na seámanna Dative leis an seám don seám leis na seámanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seám	sheám after an, tseám	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.