seanduine

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology
PIE word
*sénos

sean- +‎ duine

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃan̪ˠˌd̪ˠɪnʲə/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʃæn̪ˠɪnʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃan̪ˠɪnʲə/[1]

Noun

seanduine m (genitive singular seanduine, nominative plural seandaoine)

  1. old person; old man; ancient, sage
  2. old age, old appearance

Declension
Declension of seanduine

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative seanduine seandaoine
Vocative a sheanduine a sheandaoine
Genitive seanduine seandaoine
Dative seanduine seandaoine

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an seanduine na seandaoine
Genitive an tseanduine na seandaoine
Dative leis an seanduine

don seanduine

 leis na seandaoine

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
seanduine sheanduine
after an, tseanduine		 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 87

Further reading
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