seanchaí

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish senchaid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic seanchaidh, Manx shennaghee.

Noun

seanchaí m (genitive singular seanchaí, nominative plural seanchaidhe)

  1. historian, storyteller

Declension

Descendants

  • English: shanachie
  • Scots: shenachie

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
seanchaí sheanchaí
after an, tseanchaí
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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