sean-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"

Irish

Etymology
PIE word
*sénos

From sean (“old”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

sean-

  1. old, aged; senior; mature; long-established, old-fashioned; (of calendar) old style
  2. (intensifying) great, exceeding; over-

Usage notes
  • Triggers lenition (except of d, s and t):
    • sean- + máthair → seanmháthair ("grandmother"; lit. 'old mother')
    • sean- + deasc → seandeasc ("old desk")

Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with sean-

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sean- shean-
after an, tsean-		 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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