Seán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Seán m (genitive Seáin)

  1. a male given name from Old French, equivalent to English John or French Jean

Declension
Declension of Seán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Seán
Vocative a Sheáin
Genitive Seáin
Dative Seán

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Seán
Genitive an tSeáin
Dative leis an Seán

don Seán

Derived terms
  • Seáinín
  • Seán báite (“watered whiskey”)
  • Seán Buí (“John Bull”)
  • Seán na gealaí (“jack-o’-lantern”)

Descendants
  • → English: Sean, Shaun, Shawn, Shon

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 68, page 35
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 131, page 51

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