seicheamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish seichem (“following”), verbal noun of seichithir (“follows”).

Noun

seicheamh m (genitive singular seichimh, nominative plural seichimh)

1. (act of) following, taking after, imitating
2. sequence
3. (mathematics) sequence, progression

Declension

Declension of seicheamh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seicheamh seichimh Vocative a sheichimh a sheicheamha Genitive seichimh seicheamh Dative seicheamh seichimh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seicheamh na seichimh Genitive an tseichimh na seicheamh Dative leis an seicheamh don seicheamh leis na seichimh

Derived terms

• fosheicheamh
• príomhsheicheamh
• seicheamh comhbhreise, seicheamh uimhríochtúil
• seicheamh iolraíoch

 

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seicheamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sechem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “seicheamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “seicheamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.