séasún

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English sesoun, seson (time of the year), from Old French seson, seison (time of sowing, seeding), from Latin satiō (sowing, planting), from serō (to sow, plant) from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (to sow, plant).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃeːˈsˠuːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuːnˠ/, /ˈʃeːsˠuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

séasún m (genitive singular séasúin, nominative plural séasúin)

  1. alternative form of séasúr

Declension

Declension of séasún (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative séasún séasúin
vocative a shéasúin a shéasúna
genitive séasúin séasún
dative séasún séasúin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an séasún na séasúin
genitive an tséasúin na séasún
dative leis an séasún
don séasún
leis na séasúin

Mutation

Mutated forms of séasún
radical lenition eclipsis
séasún shéasún
after an, tséasún
not applicable

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