seun

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See also: ṣeun

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dialectal Dutch zeun (standard zoon), from Middle Dutch sone, suene, from Old Dutch *sunu, suno, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seøn/
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Noun

seun (plural seuns, diminutive seuntjie)

  1. son
    Antonym: dogter
  2. boy
    Synonym: seunskind
    Antonyms: meisie, dogter

Irish

Noun

seun m (genitive singular séin, nominative plural seuna)

  1. Obsolete spelling of séan (“sign”).

Declension

Declension of seun (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative seun sa
vocative a sein a seuna
genitive sein seun
dative seun sa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an seun na sa
genitive an sein na seun
dative leis an seun
don seun 		leis na sa

Verb

seun (present analytic seunann, future analytic seunfaidh, verbal noun seunadh, past participle seunta)

  1. Obsolete spelling of séan (“to mark with a sign”).

Conjugation

conjugation of seun (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present seunaim seunann tú;
seunair† 		seunann sé, sí seunaimid seunann sibh seunann siad;
seunaid† 		a sheunann; a sheunas /
a seunann* 		seuntar
past sheun mé; sheunas sheun tú; sheunais sheun sé, sí sheunamar; sheun muid sheun sibh; sheunabhair sheun siad; sheunadar a sheun /
ar sheun* 		seunadh
past habitual sheunainn / seunainn‡‡ sheuntá / seuntᇇ sheunadh sé, sí / seunadh sé, s퇇 sheunaimis; sheunadh muid / seunaimis‡‡; seunadh muid‡‡ sheunadh sibh / seunadh sibh‡‡ sheunaidís; sheunadh siad / seunaidís‡‡; seunadh siad‡‡ a sheunadh /
a seunadh* 		sheuntaí / seunta퇇
future seunfaidh mé;
seunfad 		seunfaidh tú;
seunfair† 		seunfaidh sé, sí seunfaimid;
seunfaidh muid 		seunfaidh sibh seunfaidh siad;
seunfaid† 		a sheunfaidh; a sheunfas /
a seunfaidh* 		seunfar
conditional sheunfainn / seunfainn‡‡ sheunfá / seunfᇇ sheunfadh sé, sí / seunfadh sé, s퇇 sheunfaimis; sheunfadh muid / seunfaimis‡‡; seunfadh muid‡‡ sheunfadh sibh / seunfadh sibh‡‡ sheunfaidís; sheunfadh siad / seunfaidís‡‡; seunfadh siad‡‡ a sheunfadh /
a seunfadh* 		sheunfaí / seunfa퇇
subjunctive present go seuna mé;
go seunad† 		go seuna tú;
go seunair† 		go seuna sé, sí go seunaimid;
go seuna muid 		go seuna sibh go seuna siad;
go seunaid† 		— go seuntar
past dá seunainn dá seuntá dá seunadh sé, sí dá seunaimis;
dá seunadh muid 		dá seunadh sibh dá seunaidís;
dá seunadh siad 		— dá seuntaí
imperative seunaim seun seunadh sé, sí seunaimis seunaigí;
seunaidh† 		seunaidís — seuntar
verbal noun seunadh
past participle seunta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of seun
radical lenition eclipsis
seun sheun
after an, tseun 		not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sén, from Latin signum. Cognate to English sain and Scots sain, which see for more information.

Pronunciation

Noun

seun m (genitive seuna, nominative plural seunan or seuntan)

  1. a charm (for protection)
  2. the sign of the cross
  3. protection
  4. prosperity, fortune

Etymology 2

According to MacBain, likely derived from the same source as Etymology 1.

Noun

seun m (genitive seuna, nominative plural seunan or seuntan)

  1. denial, refusal, shun

Verb

seun (past sheun, future seunaidh, verbal noun seunad, past participle seunte)

  1. deny, refuse, shun

Mutation

Mutation of seun
radical lenition
seun sheun
after "an", t-seun

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “seun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “seun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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