Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse seinn, from Proto-Germanic *sainaz, *sainijaz, related to *sīþuz (late).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

seinn (comparative seinni, superlative seinastur)

  1. late, tardy
    Hann hlýtur að vera kominn — hann er aldrei seinn.
    He must be here already—he's never late.
    Við erum orðnar seinar í tíma!
    We're late for class!
  2. slow

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Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish sendim, from Old Irish sennim, seinnid (to make a sound, play an instrument),[1] from Proto-Celtic *swannati, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

seinn (present analytic seinneann, future analytic seinnfidh, verbal noun seinm, past participle seinnte)

  1. play (musical intrument)
    Is fada an bheirt cheoltóirí seo ag seinm le chéile.
    The two musicians have been playing together for a long time.
  2. sing, warble, chatter

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Mutation edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seinnid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 78

Further reading edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish sendim, from Old Irish sennim, seinnid (to make a sound, play an instrument).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

seinn (past sheinn, future seinnidh, verbal noun seinn, past participle seinnte)

  1. sing
  2. (dated) play (musical instrument)

Noun edit

seinn f (genitive singular seinne)

  1. singing

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
seinn sheinn
after "an", t-seinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.