seanair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish senathair, from sen (“old”) + athair (“father”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛnɪɾʲ/

Noun

seanair m

  1. grandfather

Declension
Declension of seanair (type Vb masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative seanair seanairean
Genitive seanar sheanairean
Dative seanair seanairean
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) seanair (na) seanairean
Genitive (an) t-seanar (nan) seanairean
Dative (an) t-seanair (na) seanairean
Vocative (a) sehanair (a) sehanairean

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
seanairsheanair
after "an", t-seanair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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