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Irish

Etymology

sean- +‎ nós

Noun

sean-nós m (genitive singular sean-nóis, nominative plural sean-nósanna)

  1. old custom; traditional manner, traditional style
    amhrán ar an sean-nós ― traditional song
    amhránaíocht an tsean-nóis ― traditional-style singing
    cultúr an tsean-nóis ― traditional culture

Declension

Declension of sean-nós (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sean-nós sean-nósanna
vocative a shean-nóis a shean-nósanna
genitive sean-nóis sean-nósanna
dative sean-nós sean-nósanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sean-nós na sean-nósanna
genitive an tsean-nóis na sean-nósanna
dative leis an sean-nós
don sean-nós 		leis na sean-nósanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of sean-nós
radical lenition eclipsis
sean-nós shean-nós
after an, tsean-nós 		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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