seanad

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin senātus (“senate, parliament”), from senex (“old”) (compare Irish sean).

Noun

seanad m (genitive singular seanaid, nominative plural seanaid)

1. senate

Declension

Declension of seanad

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seanad seanaid Vocative a sheanaid a sheanada Genitive seanaid seanad Dative seanad seanaid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seanad na seanaid Genitive an tseanaid na seanad Dative leis an seanad don seanad leis na seanaid

Derived terms

• Seanad Éireann
• seanadóir m (“senator”)

Related terms

• seanadóireacht f (“senatorship”)
• seanadóiriúil (“senatorial”, adjective)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN