seanathair
Irish
Etymology
From sean- (“old, aged; senior; mature”) + athair (“father”).
Noun
seanathair m (genitive singular seanathar, nominative plural seanaithreacha)
Inflection
Declension of seanathair
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- seanmháthair (“grandmother”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seanathair | sheanathair after an, tseanathair |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "seanathair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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