seang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Declension
Declension of seang
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative seang sheang seanga;
sheanga²
Vocative sheang seanga
Genitive seinge seanga seang
Dative seang;
sheang¹		 sheang seanga;
sheanga²
Comparative níos seinge
Superlative is seinge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seing

Derived terms

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)

  1. slender, slim, person
  2. thin, lean, emaciated, person

Declension
Declension of seang

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative seang seanga
Vocative a sheang a sheanga
Genitive seanga seang
Dative seang seanga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an seang na seanga
Genitive an tseanga na seang
Dative leis an tseang

don tseang

 leis na seanga

Derived terms

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

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 183, page 70

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
  • Entries containing “seang” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “seang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɛŋk/

Adjective

seang (comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
    Synonym: earb
  2. starving person

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
seangsheang
after "an", t-seang
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “seang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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