From sé + -ú. Largely replaced the historical form seiseadh, which is now literary or archaic.
< 5th | 6th | 7th > |
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Cardinal : sé Ordinal : séú | ||
séú (not comparable)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | séú | shéú | séú; shéú² | |
Vocative | shéú | séú | ||
Genitive | séú | séú | séú | |
Dative | séú; shéú¹ |
shéú | séú; shéú² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
séú m (genitive singular séú, nominative plural séithe)
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
séú | shéú after an, tséú |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |