seanduine

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos

sean- +‎ duine

Pronunciation

Noun

seanduine m (genitive singular seanduine, nominative plural seandaoine)

  1. old person; old man; ancient, sage
  2. old age, old appearance

Declension

Declension of seanduine (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seanduine seandaoine
vocative a sheanduine a sheandaoine
genitive seanduine seandaoine
dative seanduine seandaoine
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seanduine na seandaoine
genitive an tseanduine na seandaoine
dative leis an seanduine
don seanduine 		leis na seandaoine

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanduine
radical lenition eclipsis
seanduine sheanduine
after an, tseanduine 		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. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 224, page 114
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 164, page 38
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 431, page 243
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 237, page 87

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