séad

See also: SEAD, Sead, and sead

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sét (“path, way”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *sentus (compare Welsh hynt), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Noun

séad m (genitive singular séada, nominative plural séada)

  1. path, way
Declension
Declension of séad (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative séad séada
vocative a shéad a shéada
genitive séada séad
dative séad séada
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an séad na séada
genitive an tséada na séad
dative leis an séad
don séad 		leis na séada

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sét (“object of value, chattel”).[2] Doublet of seoid and possibly saint.

Noun

séad m (genitive singular séada, nominative plural séada) (literary)

  1. valuable (personal possession of relatively great monetary value)
  2. chattel (tangible, movable property)
  3. objet d'art
  4. (in the plural) treasures, wealth
Declension
Declension of séad (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative séad séada
vocative a shéad a shéada
genitive séada séad
dative séad séada
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an séad na séada
genitive an tséada na séad
dative leis an séad
don séad 		leis na séada
Derived terms
  • Dún na Séad (“Baltimore, County Cork”)
  • séad fine (“heirloom”)
  • séad suirí (“love token”)

Etymology 3

From English jade.

Noun

séad m (genitive singular séid)

  1. jade (gem)
Derived terms
  • séadghlas

Mutation

Mutated forms of séad
radical lenition eclipsis
séad shéad
after an, tséad 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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