sead

See also: Sead

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃad̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

1. nest

Declension

Declension of sead

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sead seada Vocative a shead a sheada Genitive seideap sead Dative sead seada

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsead na seada Genitive na seideap na sead Dative leis an tsead don tsead leis na seada

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shad, from Old English sceadd.

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

1. shad

Declension

Declension of sead

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sead seada Vocative a shead a sheada Genitive seide sead Dative sead seada

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsead na seada Genitive na seide na sead Dative leis an tsead don tsead leis na seada

Etymology 3

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Verb

sead (present analytic seadann, future analytic seadfaidh, verbal noun seadadh, past participle seadta)

1. to blow
2. to eject
3. to ejaculate

Conjugation

conjugation of sead (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	seadaim	seadann tú; seadair†	seadann sé, sí	seadaimid	seadann sibh	seadann siad; seadaid†	a sheadann; a sheadas / a seadann*; a seadas*	seadtar
	past	shead mé; sheadas	shead tú; sheadais	shead sé, sí	sheadamar; shead muid	shead sibh; sheadabhair	shead siad; sheadadar	a shead / ar shead*	seadadh
	past habitual	sheadainn / seadainn‡‡	sheadtá / seadtᇇ	sheadadh sé, sí / seadadh sé, s퇇	sheadaimis; sheadadh muid / seadaimis‡‡; seadadh muid‡‡	sheadadh sibh / seadadh sibh‡‡	sheadaidís; sheadadh siad / seadaidís‡‡; seadadh siad‡‡	a sheadadh / a seadadh*	sheadtaí / seadta퇇
future		seadfaidh mé; seadfad	seadfaidh tú; seadfair†	seadfaidh sé, sí	seadfaimid; seadfaidh muid	seadfaidh sibh	seadfaidh siad; seadfaid†	a sheadfaidh; a sheadfas / a seadfaidh*; a seadfas*	seadfar
conditional		sheadfainn / seadfainn‡‡	sheadfá / seadfᇇ	sheadfadh sé, sí / seadfadh sé, s퇇	sheadfaimis; sheadfadh muid / seadfaimis‡‡; seadfadh muid‡‡	sheadfadh sibh / seadfadh sibh‡‡	sheadfaidís; sheadfadh siad / seadfaidís‡‡; seadfadh siad‡‡	a sheadfadh / a seadfadh*	sheadfaí / seadfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go seada mé; go seadad†	go seada tú; go seadair†	go seada sé, sí	go seadaimid; go seada muid	go seada sibh	go seada siad; go seadaid†	—	go seadtar
	past	dá seadainn	dá seadtá	dá seadadh sé, sí	dá seadaimis; dá seadadh muid	dá seadadh sibh	dá seadaidís; dá seadadh siad	—	dá seadtaí
imperative		seadaim	sead	seadadh sé, sí	seadaimis	seadaigí; seadaidh†	seadaidís	—	seadtar
verbal noun		seadadh
past participle		seadta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sead	shead after an, tsead	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) “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