seanchailleach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sean- (“old”) +‎ cailleach (“witch”).

Noun

seanchailleach f (genitive singular seanchaillí, nominative plural seanchailleacha)

  1. (derogatory) old woman
  2. crone, old hag, old witch

Declension

Declension of seanchailleach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative seanchailleach seanchailleacha
vocative a sheanchailleach a sheanchailleacha
genitive seanchaillí seanchailleach
dative seanchailleach
seanchailligh (archaic, dialectal) 		seanchailleacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tseanchailleach na seanchailleacha
genitive na seanchaillí na seanchailleach
dative leis an tseanchailleach
leis an tseanchailligh (archaic, dialectal)
don tseanchailleach
don tseanchailligh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na seanchailleacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanchailleach
radical lenition eclipsis
seanchailleach sheanchailleach
after an, tseanchailleach 		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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