seang
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish seng.
Adjective
seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)
Declension
Declension of seang
| 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
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seang | sheang after an, tseang |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “seng” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “seang” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 629.
- "seang" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “seang” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish seng.
Adjective
seang (comparative seinge)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| seang | sheang after "an", t-seang |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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