Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish senmáthair. By surface analysis, sean- (old) +‎ máthair (mother). Compare Manx shennvoir, Scottish Gaelic seanmhair.

Noun

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seanmháthair f (genitive singular seanmháthar, nominative plural seanmháithreacha)

  1. grandmother
    Coordinate term: (gender) seanathair

Declension

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Mutation

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

Further reading

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