seicin

Irish

Alternative forms

• seicne, sicne

Etymology

From Middle Irish sicne.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪcnʲə/ (corresponding to the form sicne)

Noun

seicin f (genitive singular seicne)

1. (anatomy) membrane

   Synonym: scannán

   1. peritoneum
   2. integument
2. (obsolete) skull

   Synonym: blaosc

Declension

Declension of seicin

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative seicin Vocative a sheicin Genitive seicne Dative seicin

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tseicin Genitive na seicne Dative leis an tseicin don tseicin

Derived terms

• seicneach
• maidhm sheicne (“rupture, hernia”)
• snaidhm sheicne (“strangulated hernia”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seicin	sheicin after an, tseicin	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) “seicin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 633
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seicin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN