seanfhear

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Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos

sean- +‎ fear

Pronunciation

Noun

seanfhear m (genitive singular seanfhir, nominative plural seanfhir)

  1. old man

Declension

Declension of seanfhear (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seanfhear seanfhir
vocative a sheanfhir a sheanfheara
genitive seanfhir seanfhear
dative seanfhear seanfhir
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seanfhear na seanfhir
genitive an tseanfhir na seanfhear
dative leis an seanfhear
don seanfhear
leis na seanfhir

Synonyms

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanfhear
radical lenition eclipsis
seanfhear sheanfhear
after an, tseanfhear
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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