seanathair

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish senathair, from Old Irish senathair. By surface analysis, sean- (“old, aged; senior; mature”) +‎ athair (“father”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠahəɾʲ/

Noun

seanathair m (genitive singular seanathar, nominative plural seanaithreacha)

  1. grandfather

Inflection
Declension of seanathair

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative seanathair seanaithreacha
Vocative a sheanathair a sheanaithreacha
Genitive seanathar seanaithreacha
Dative seanathair seanaithreacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an seanathair na seanaithreacha
Genitive an tseanathar na seanaithreacha
Dative leis an tseanathair

don tseanathair

 leis na seanaithreacha

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

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

Further reading
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