Séamaisín
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Séamas (“James”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): [ʃeːmˠəˈʃiːnʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈʃeːmˠəʃiːnʲ]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈʃeːmˠəʃinʲ]
Proper noun
[edit]Séamaisín m (genitive Séamaisín)
- a diminutive of the male given name Séamas, equivalent to English Jim or Jimmy
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
Séamaisín | Shéamaisín after an, tSéamaisín |
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
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Séamaisín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm