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

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

Further reading

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