siceán

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Irish

Etymology

From English, from French.

Noun

siceán m (genitive singular siceáin, nominative plural siceáin)

  1. chicane

Declension

Declension of siceán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative siceán siceáin
vocative a shiceáin a shiceána
genitive siceáin siceán
dative siceán siceáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an siceán na siceáin
genitive an tsiceáin na siceán
dative leis an siceán
don siceán
leis na siceáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of siceán
radical lenition eclipsis
siceán shiceán
after an, tsiceán
not applicable

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

Further reading

  • siceán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024