seang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃan̪ˠəɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaŋ/

Adjective

seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)

1. slender, slim, lanky

   Synonym: caol

Declension

Declension of seang

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	seang	sheang	seanga; sheanga2
vocative	sheang		seanga
genitive		seinge	seanga	seang
dative	seang; sheang1	sheang	seanga; sheanga2
Comparative	níos seinge
Superlative	is seinge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

• Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seing

Derived terms

• seangán (“ant”)

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)

1. slender, slim, person
2. thin, lean, emaciated, person

Declension

Declension of seang (irregular)

bare forms singular plural nominative seang seanga vocative a sheang a sheanga genitive seanga seang dative seang seanga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an seang na seanga genitive an tseanga na seang dative leis an tseang don tseang leis na seanga

Derived terms

• seangaire

Mutation

Mutated forms of seang

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seang	sheang after an, tseang	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “seang”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seang”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ʃɤ̃ĩɣ/
• (Harris) IPA^(key): /ʃaŋk/ [ʃaŋɡ̥]
• (Uist, Barra, Lochaber, Argyll, Islay) IPA^(key): /ʃɛŋk/ [ʃɛŋɡ̥]
• (Skye) IPA^(key): /ʃɛŋ/

Adjective

seang (comparative nas seinge, superlative as seinge)

1. slender, slim, lanky

   Synonym: caol

Derived terms

• seangan (“ant”)

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)

1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

   Synonym: earb

2. starving person

Mutation

Mutation of seang

radical	lenition
seang	sheang after "an", t-seang

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “seang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume V, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 146-147