séan

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sén, from Latin signum.

Alternative forms

Noun

séan m (genitive singular séin, nominative plural séana)

  1. sign, omen
  2. good luck, prosperity, happiness
    Sonas agus séan ort.
    May you be happy and prosperous.
    ár lá séinour lucky day
  3. (mathematics) index
Declension
Declension of séan (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative séan séana
vocative a shéin a shéana
genitive séin séan
dative séan séana
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an séan na séana
genitive an tséin na séan
dative leis an séan
don séan
leis na séana
Derived terms

Verb

séan (present analytic séanann, future analytic séanfaidh, verbal noun séanadh, past participle séanta)

  1. (transitive) to mark with a sign, to bless
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sénaid.

Verb

séan (present analytic séanann, future analytic séanfaidh, verbal noun séanadh, past participle séanta)

  1. (transitive and intransitive) to deny:
    1. to declare untrue
    2. to disavow, repudiate
    3. (with preposition ar) to refuse
Conjugation
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of séan
radical lenition eclipsis
séan shéan
after an, tséan
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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