Seapáinis

Irish

Etymology

From an tSeapáin (“Japan”) +‎ -is (“-ish”).

Proper noun

Seapáinis f (genitive Seapáinise)

1. the Japanese language

Declension

Declension of Seapáinis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Seapáinis vocative a Seapáinis genitive Seapáinise dative Seapáinis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Seapáinis genitive na Seapáinise dative leis an Seapáinis don Seapáinis

Related terms

• Seapánach (“Japanese”, adjective)
• Seapánach m (“a Japanese person”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Seapáinis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Seapáinis	Sheapáinis after an, tSeapáinis	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) “Seapáinis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Seapáinis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Seapáinis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024