Seán
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Seán m (genitive Seáin)
- a male given name from Old French, equivalent to English John or French Jean.
Declension
Declension of Seán
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- Seáinín
- Seán báite (“watered whiskey”)
- Seán Buí (“John Bull”)
- Seán na gealaí (“jack-o’-lantern”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Seán | Sheán after an, tSeán |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Seán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms borrowed from Old French
- Irish terms derived from Old French
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish terms derived from Hebrew
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish proper nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish given names
- Irish male given names
- Irish male given names from Old French
- Irish first-declension nouns