seanmóir
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish sermóin, from Latin sermō, with metathesis of r and n. Compare Scottish Gaelic searmon and Manx sharmane.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃan̪ˠəˈmoːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠəmoːɾʲ/, /ˈʃan̪ˠəmoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠəmɔɾʲ/, /ˈʃan̪ˠəmɔɾʲ/[1]
Noun[edit]
seanmóir f (genitive singular seanmóra, nominative plural seanmóirí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of seanmóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seanmóir | sheanmóir after an, tseanmóir |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading[edit]
- “seanmóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sermóin, senmóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seanmóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanmóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN