seanfhocal

Irish

Alternative forms

• sean-fhocal, seana-fhocal

Etymology

From Middle Irish senḟocul. By surface analysis, sean- +‎ focal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃanˠɔkəl̪ˠ/, /ˈʃanˠɔkəlˠ/

Noun

seanfhocal m (genitive singular seanfhocail, nominative plural seanfhocail)

1. proverb

Declension

Declension of seanfhocal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seanfhocal seanfhocail Vocative a sheanfhocail a sheanfhocala Genitive seanfhocail seanfhocal Dative seanfhocal seanfhocail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seanfhocal na seanfhocail Genitive an tseanfhocail na seanfhocal Dative leis an seanfhocal don seanfhocal leis na seanfhocail

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sean-ḟocal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanfhocal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN