seithe
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish seiche, from Proto-Celtic *sekess, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) (compare Icelandic sigg (“callus, hard skin”)).[1]
Noun
seithe f or m (genitive singular seithe, nominative plural seithí)
Declension
Declension of seithe
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Masculine declension
Declension of seithe
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- seitheadóir (“taxidermist”)
- seithigh (“skin”, transitive verb)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seithe | sheithe after an, tseithe |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sex-skā/i-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 331
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “seithe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seithe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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