seanfhear

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos

sean- +‎ fear

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃanˠˌaɾˠ/

Noun

seanfhear m (genitive singular seanfhir, nominative plural seanfhir)

1. old man

Declension

Declension of seanfhear (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seanfhear seanfhir vocative a sheanfhir a sheanfheara genitive seanfhir seanfhear dative seanfhear seanfhir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seanfhear na seanfhir genitive an tseanfhir na seanfhear dative leis an seanfhear don seanfhear leis na seanfhir

Synonyms

• seanduine

Antonyms

• seanbhean

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanfhear

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seanfhear	sheanfhear after an, tseanfhear	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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