Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)
- nest
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English shad, from Old English sceadd.
Noun
sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)
- shad
Declension
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
sead (present analytic seadann, future analytic seadfaidh, verbal noun seadadh, past participle seadta)
- to blow
- to eject
- to ejaculate
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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seadaim
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seadann tú; seadair†
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seadann sé, sí
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seadaimid
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seadann sibh
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seadann siad; seadaid†
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a sheadann; a sheadas / a seadann*; a seadas*
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seadtar
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past
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shead mé; sheadas
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shead tú; sheadais
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shead sé, sí
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sheadamar; shead muid
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shead sibh; sheadabhair
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shead siad; sheadadar
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a shead / ar shead*
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seadadh
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past habitual
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sheadainn / seadainn‡‡
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sheadtá / seadtᇇ
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sheadadh sé, sí / seadadh sé, s퇇
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sheadaimis; sheadadh muid / seadaimis‡‡; seadadh muid‡‡
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sheadadh sibh / seadadh sibh‡‡
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sheadaidís; sheadadh siad / seadaidís‡‡; seadadh siad‡‡
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a sheadadh / a seadadh*
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sheadtaí / seadta퇇
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future
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seadfaidh mé; seadfad
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seadfaidh tú; seadfair†
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seadfaidh sé, sí
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seadfaimid; seadfaidh muid
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seadfaidh sibh
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seadfaidh siad; seadfaid†
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a sheadfaidh; a sheadfas / a seadfaidh*; a seadfas*
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seadfar
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conditional
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sheadfainn / seadfainn‡‡
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sheadfá / seadfᇇ
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sheadfadh sé, sí / seadfadh sé, s퇇
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sheadfaimis; sheadfadh muid / seadfaimis‡‡; seadfadh muid‡‡
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sheadfadh sibh / seadfadh sibh‡‡
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sheadfaidís; sheadfadh siad / seadfaidís‡‡; seadfadh siad‡‡
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a sheadfadh / a seadfadh*
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sheadfaí / seadfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go seada mé; go seadad†
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go seada tú; go seadair†
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go seada sé, sí
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go seadaimid; go seada muid
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go seada sibh
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go seada siad; go seadaid†
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—
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go seadtar
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past
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dá seadainn
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dá seadtá
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dá seadadh sé, sí
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dá seadaimis; dá seadadh muid
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dá seadadh sibh
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dá seadaidís; dá seadadh siad
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—
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dá seadtaí
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imperative
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seadaim
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sead
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seadadh sé, sí
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seadaimis
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seadaigí; seadaidh†
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seadaidís
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—
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seadtar
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verbal noun
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seadadh
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past participle
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seadta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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sead
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shead after an, tsead
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024