seanmháthair
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish senmáthair. By surface analysis, sean- (“old”) + máthair (“mother”). Compare Manx shennvoir, Scottish Gaelic seanmhair.
Noun
seanmháthair f (genitive singular seanmháthar, nominative plural seanmháithreacha)
- grandmother
- Coordinate term: (gender) seanathair
Declension
Declension of seanmháthair
Fifth declension
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seanmháthair | sheanmháthair after an, tseanmháthair |
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “senmáthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sean-ṁáṫair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanmháthair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “seanmháthair” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seanmháthair” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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