séan
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish sén, from Latin signum.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editséan m (genitive singular séin, nominative plural séana)
- sign, omen
- good luck, prosperity, happiness
- Sonas agus séan ort.
- May you be happy and prosperous.
- ár lá séin ― our lucky day
- (mathematics) index
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- faoi shéan (“happy, lucky”)
- séanach (“happy, prosperous”)
Verb
editséan (present analytic séanann, future analytic séanfaidh, verbal noun séanadh, past participle séanta)
- (transitive) to mark with a sign, to bless
Conjugation
editconjugation of séan (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
editVerb
editséan (present analytic séanann, future analytic séanfaidh, verbal noun séanadh, past participle séanta)
- (transitive and intransitive) to deny:
Conjugation
editconjugation of séan (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
séan | shéan after an, tséan |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “séan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 627
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “séanaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 627
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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