séasúr

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish sésúr.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠeːˈsˠuːɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form saosúr)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuɾˠ/, [ˈʃɛːsˠuɾˠ][1]

Noun

séasúr m (genitive singular séasúir, nominative plural séasúir)

  1. season
  2. fat season, season of growth, of good weather
  3. seasonable richness
  4. fat, juice, sap (of things in season)
  5. seasoning, relish

Declension

Derived terms

  • séasúrach
  • séasúracht
  • séasúrtha

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (spring) samhradh (summer) fómhar (autumn) geimhreadh (winter)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
séasúr shéasúr
after an, tséasúr
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

Further reading

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