seamhan
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish semen, from Latin sēmen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃəunˠ/
Noun
seamhan m (genitive singular seamhain)
Declension
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Derived terms
- seamhanmhar (“seminiferous”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| seamhan | sheamhan after an, tseamhan |
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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sémen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seamhan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “seamhan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025