sén

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sen"

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signum.

Pronunciation

Noun

sén m (genitive seoin)

  1. a sign, omen, portent
    • Lebor na hUidre 1.4504
      nis téilcset a fathi ⁊ a ndruíd ass sein ... oc írnaidi ṡeóin
  2. a favourable sign, a blessing, good luck, success

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sén sénL séoinL
Vocative séoin sénL sénuH
Accusative sénN sénL sénuH
Genitive séoinL sén sénN
Dative séonL sénaib sénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: séan
  • Scottish Gaelic: seun

Verb

sén

  1. second-person singular imperative of sénaid

·sén

  1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of sénaid

Mutation

Mutation of sén
radical lenition nasalization
sén ṡén unchanged

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

References

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