Seáinín

Irish

Etymology

From Seán (“John”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ʃaːˈnʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈʃɑːnʲiːnʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈʃæːnʲinʲ]

Proper noun

Seáinín m (genitive Sheáinín)

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Seán, equivalent to English Johnny

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seáinín
radical lenition eclipsis
Seáinín Sheáinín
after an, tSeáinín 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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