seangaire

Irish

Etymology

seang +‎ -aire

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃan̪ˠəɡəɾʲə/, /ˈʃanˠəɡəɾʲə/

Noun

seangaire m (genitive singular seangaire, nominative plural seangairí)

  1. thin, meagre person
  2. mean person

Declension

Declension of seangaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seangaire seangairí
vocative a sheangaire a sheangairí
genitive seangaire seangairí
dative seangaire seangairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seangaire na seangairí
genitive an tseangaire na seangairí
dative leis an seangaire
don seangaire
leis na seangairí

Descendants

  • Yola: sheakeare

Mutation

Mutated forms of seangaire
radical lenition eclipsis
seangaire sheangaire
after an, tseangaire
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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