Seáinín

Irish

Etymology

From Seán (“John”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ʃaːˈnʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːnʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈʃæːnʲinʲ]

Proper noun

Seáinín m (genitive Sheáinín)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Seán, equivalent to English Johnny

Descendants

• → Yola: Shaneen

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seáinín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Seáinín	Sheáinín after an, tSeáinín	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Seáinín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm