sean-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sean"

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos

From sean (“old”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

sean-

  1. old, aged; senior; mature; long-established, old-fashioned; (of calendar) old style
  2. (intensifying) great, exceeding; over-

Usage notes

  • Triggers lenition (except of d, s and t):
    • sean- + máthair → seanmháthair ("grandmother"; lit. 'old mother')
    • sean- + deasc → seandeasc ("old desk")

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with sean-
Sean-Ard-Ghearmáinis
seanathair
seanbhean
Sean-Bhéarla
seanchailleach
seanchaite
seanchríonna
seandraoi
seanduine
seanfhear
seanfhocal
Sean-Ghaeilge
Sean-Ghall
seanléim
seanmháthair
sean-nós
Sean-Róimh

Mutation

Mutated forms of sean-
radical lenition eclipsis
sean- shean-
after an, tsean- 		not applicable

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

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