seanathair
Irish
Etymology
From sean- (“old, aged; senior; mature”) + athair (“father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
seanathair m (genitive singular seanathar, nominative plural seanaithreacha)
Inflection
Declension of seanathair
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- seanmháthair (“grandmother”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seanathair | sheanathair after an, tseanathair |
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) “seanathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN