sean-
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]PIE word |
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*sénos |
From sean (“old”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʃanˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ʃænˠ/
Prefix
[edit]sean-
- old, aged; senior; mature; long-established, old-fashioned; (of calendar) old style
- (intensifying) great, exceeding; over-
Usage notes
[edit]- Triggers lenition (except of d, s and t):
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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sean- | shean- after an, tsean- |
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]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sean-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN