Seisnia

Irish

Etymology

From Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá).

Proper noun

An tSeisnia f (genitive na Seisnia)

  1. Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)

Declension

Declension of Seisnia (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Seisnia
vocative a Sheisnia
genitive Seisnia
dative Seisnia
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tSeisnia
genitive na Seisnia
dative leis an tSeisnia
don tSeisnia

Derived terms

  • Seisniach (Chechen, adjective)
  • Seisniach m (a Chechen person)
  • Seisnis f (the Chechen language)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seisnia
radical lenition eclipsis
Seisnia Sheisnia
after an, tSeisnia
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

  • Chechnya”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025