seanair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish senathair, from sen (“old”) + athair (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛnɪɾʲ/

Noun

seanair m

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of seanair (type Vb masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	seanair	seanairean
Genitive	seanar	sheanairean
Dative	seanair	seanairean
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) seanair	(na) seanairean
Genitive	(an) t-seanar	(nan) seanairean
Dative	(an) t-seanair	(na) seanairean
Vocative	(a) sheanair	(a) sheanairean

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
seanair	sheanair after "an", t-seanair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.