seafóid

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈfˠoːdʲ/, [ʃaˈfˠoːi̯dʲ]
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæfˠoːdʲ/

Noun

seafóid f (genitive singular seafóide)

1. nonsense

   Synonyms: áiféis, amaidí

2. (as verbal noun, after ag) talking nonsense
3. nonsensical talker; silly person

Declension

Declension of seafóid

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative seafóid Vocative a sheafóid Genitive seafóide Dative seafóid

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tseafóid Genitive na seafóide Dative leis an tseafóid don tseafóid

Mutation

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seafóid”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seafóid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seafóid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28