Sean-Ghaeilge

Irish

Etymology

From sean- (“old”) +‎ Gaeilge (“the Irish language”).

Proper noun

Sean-Ghaeilge f (genitive Sean-Ghaeilge)

1. Old Irish (language)

   liric na Sean-Ghaeilge ― Old Irish lyric

   gluaiseanna na Sean-Ghaeilge ― Old Irish glosses

Declension

Declension of Sean-Ghaeilge (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Sean-Ghaeilge vocative a Shean-Ghaeilge genitive Sean-Ghaeilge dative Sean-Ghaeilge forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tSean-Ghaeilge genitive na Sean-Ghaeilge dative leis an tSean-Ghaeilge don tSean-Ghaeilge

Related terms

• Meán-Ghaeilge f (“Middle Irish”)
• Nua-Ghaeilge f (“modern Irish”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sean-Ghaeilge

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sean-Ghaeilge	Shean-Ghaeilge after an, tSean-Ghaeilge	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

• “Sean-Ghaeilge”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024