sean
English
Noun
sean (plural seans)
- Dated form of seine.
Verb
sean (third-person singular simple present seans, present participle seaning, simple past and past participle seaned)
- Dated form of seine.
- 1874, Edmund William Hunt Holdsworth, Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats, page 157:
- Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards […]
References
- “sean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Gagauz
Pronoun
sean (accusative seni, plural siz)
- obsolete spelling of sän
Further reading
- Ciachir, Mihail (1938) “sean”, in Dicționar gagauzo (tiurco)–român pentru gagauzii din Basarabia (in Romanian), Chișinău, page 85
Irish
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *sénos |
From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian sẽnas).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃan̪ˠ/[2], /ʃanˠ/[3]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ʃæːn̪ˠ/
Adjective
sean (comparative sine) (used predicatively)
Usage notes
- When used attributively, the prefix sean- is used instead.
Noun
sean m (genitive singular sean, nominative plural seana)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| sean | shean after an, tsean |
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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 104, page 57
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 249, page 90
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- seann
Etymology
From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian sẽnas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛn/
Adjective
sean (comparative sine)
Derived terms
- an Seann Tiomnadh (“Old Testament”)
- o shean (“long ago”)
- seana-ghille (“bachelor”)
- seana-mhaighdeann (“spinster”)
- seanair (“grandfather”)
- seanfhacal (“proverb”)
- seanmhair (“grandmother”)
- seann-nòs (“old custom”)
- seann-nòsach (“traditional; old-fashioned”)
- seann-phàrant (“grandparent”)
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsean/ [ˈse.ãn]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ean
- Syllabification: se‧an
Verb
sean
- inflection of ser:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Volapük
Noun
sean (nominative plural seans)
- ocean (large body of water)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sean | seans |
| genitive | seana | seanas |
| dative | seane | seanes |
| accusative | seani | seanis |
| vocative 1 | o sean! | o seans! |
| predicative 2 | seanu | seanus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only