seanathair

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish senathair, from Old Irish senathair. By surface analysis, sean- (“old, aged; senior; mature”) +‎ athair (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠahəɾʲ/

Noun

seanathair m (genitive singular seanathar, nominative plural seanaithreacha)

  1. grandfather

Inflection

Declension of seanathair (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seanathair seanaithreacha
vocative a sheanathair a sheanaithreacha
genitive seanathar seanaithreacha
dative seanathair seanaithreacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seanathair na seanaithreacha
genitive an tseanathar na seanaithreacha
dative leis an tseanathair
don tseanathair 		leis na seanaithreacha

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanathair
radical lenition eclipsis
seanathair sheanathair
after an, tseanathair 		not applicable

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

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