seanmóir
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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish sermóin, from Latin sermō, with metathesis of r and n. Compare Scottish Gaelic searmon and Manx sharmane.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃan̪ˠəˈmoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠəmoːɾʲ/, /ˈʃan̪ˠəmoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠəmɔɾʲ/, /ˈʃan̪ˠəmɔɾʲ/[1]
Noun
seanmóir f (genitive singular seanmóra, nominative plural seanmóirí)
Declension
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Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| seanmóir | sheanmóir after an, tseanmóir |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading
- “seanmóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sermóin, senmóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seanmóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanmóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN