seascann

Irish

Alternative forms

• seascainn, seisceann
• seasgainn, seasgann, seisginn (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish seiscenn, from seisc (“sedge, rushes”) (modern seisc).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃasˠkənʲ/ (corresponding to the form seascainn)

Noun

seascann m (genitive singular seascainn, nominative plural seascainn)

1. marsh, swamp, bog, fen, morass, slough

   Synonym: portach

Declension

Declension of seascann (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative seascann seascainn vocative a sheascainn a sheascanna genitive seascainn seascann dative seascann seascainn forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an seascann na seascainn genitive an tseascainn na seascann dative leis an seascann don seascann leis na seascainn

Mutation

Mutated forms of seascann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seascann	sheascann after an, tseascann	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), “seascann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN