Sean-Bhéarla

Irish

Etymology

From sean- (“old”) +‎ Béarla (“the English language”).

Proper noun

Sean-Bhéarla m (genitive Sean-Bhéarla)

  1. Old English (language)
    tréimhse an tSean-Bhéarla ― the period of Old English

Declension

Declension of Sean-Bhéarla (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Sean-Bhéarla
vocative a Shean-Bhéarla
genitive Sean-Bhéarla
dative Sean-Bhéarla
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Sean-Bhéarla
genitive an tSean-Bhéarla
dative leis an Sean-Bhéarla
don Sean-Bhéarla

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sean-Bhéarla
radical lenition eclipsis
Sean-Bhéarla Shean-Bhéarla
after an, tSean-Bhéarla 		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

  • “Sean-Bhéarla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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