Sean-Ghall

Irish

Etymology

From sean- (“old”) +‎ Gall (“foreigner, Norman”).

Noun

Sean-Ghall m (genitive singular Sean-Ghaill, nominative plural Sean-Ghaill)

  1. (historical) older/earlier Anglo-Norman or English settler (in Ireland)
    Antonym: Nua-Ghall

Declension

Declension of Sean-Ghall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Sean-Ghall Sean-Ghaill
vocative a Shean-Ghaill a Shean-Ghalla
genitive Sean-Ghaill Sean-Ghall
dative Sean-Ghall Sean-Ghaill
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Sean-Ghall na Sean-Ghaill
genitive an tSean-Ghaill na Sean-Ghall
dative leis an Sean-Ghall
don Sean-Ghall 		leis na Sean-Ghaill

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sean-Ghall
radical lenition eclipsis
Sean-Ghall Shean-Ghall
after an, tSean-Ghall 		not applicable

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

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