Seáinín

Irish

Etymology

From Seán (“John”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): [ʃaːˈnʲiːnʲ]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːnʲiːnʲ]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈʃæːnʲinʲ]

Proper noun

Seáinín m (genitive Sheáinín)

a diminutive of the male given name Seán, equivalent to English Johnny

Mutation

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

Further reading

Entries containing “Seáinín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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