seang
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish seng.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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
[edit]- seangán (“ant”)
Noun
[edit]seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 183, page 70
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seang”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “seang”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish seng.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]seang (comparative seinge)
Noun
[edit]seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)
- roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
- Synonym: earb
- starving person
Mutation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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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- Irish adjectives
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