seanmóir

Irish

Alternative forms

  • seanamóir, seanmóin, seanmoir, searmóin[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish sermóin, from Latin sermō,[2] with metathesis of r and n. Compare Scottish Gaelic searmon and Manx sharmane.

Pronunciation

Noun

seanmóir f (genitive singular seanmóra, nominative plural seanmóirí or seanmóireacha)

  1. sermon, homily

Declension

Declension of seanmóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seanmóir seanmóirí
vocative a sheanmóir a sheanmóirí
genitive seanmóra seanmóirí
dative seanmóir seanmóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seanmóir na seanmóirí
genitive an tseanmóra na seanmóirí
dative leis an seanmóir
don seanmóir 		leis na seanmóirí

Alternative plural: seanmóireacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanmóir
radical lenition eclipsis
seanmóir sheanmóir
after an, tseanmóir 		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

References
  1. ^ “seanmóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sermóin, senmóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ “seanmóir”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  4. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 193
  5. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 444, page 122
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 503–4, page 94
  7. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, § 751 a, page 79
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 11, page 8
  9. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 254, page 89; reprinted 1979
  10. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 495.1, page 162
  11. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 293
  12. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 101, page 44

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