seang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Declension

Declension of seang
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative seang sheang seanga;
sheanga2
vocative sheang seanga
genitive seinge seanga seang
dative seang;
sheang1 		sheang seanga;
sheanga2
Comparative níos seinge
Superlative is seinge

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seing

Derived terms

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)

  1. slender, slim, person
  2. thin, lean, emaciated, person

Declension

Declension of seang (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seang seanga
vocative a sheang a sheanga
genitive seanga seang
dative seang seanga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seang na seanga
genitive an tseanga na seang
dative leis an tseang
don tseang 		leis na seanga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seang
radical lenition eclipsis
seang sheang
after an, tseang 		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. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 74, page 39
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 183, page 70

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛŋk/

Adjective

seang (comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
    Synonym: earb
  2. starving person

Mutation

Mutation of seang
radical lenition
seang sheang
after "an", t-seang

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “seang”, 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), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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