seargán
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From searg (“to atrophy, shrivel”) + -án.
NounEdit
seargán m (genitive singular seargáin, nominative plural seargáin)
- withered, shrivelled, person or thing
- mummy (embalmed corpse)
- Synonym: mumaí
DeclensionEdit
Declension of seargán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seargán | sheargán after an, tseargán |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- Entries containing “seargán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
ReferencesEdit
- "seargán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “mummy” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.