séú

See also: seu, SEU, seü, sèu, sɛu, and sếu

Irish

Irish numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: sé     Ordinal: séú     Personal: seisear

Alternative forms

• seumhadh, sé-mhadh, séadha, séamhadh, sémhadh, séámhadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From sé +‎ -ú. Largely replaced the historical form seiseadh, which is now literary or archaic.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃeːˈuː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːu/

Adjective

séú (not comparable)

1. sixth

Declension

Declension of séú

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	séú	shéú	séú; shéú2
vocative	shéú		séú
genitive		séú	séú	séú
dative	séú; shéú1	shéú	séú; shéú2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

séú m (genitive singular séú, nominative plural séithe)

1. a sixth

Declension

Declension of séú (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative séú séithe vocative a shéú a shéithe genitive séú séithe dative séú séithe forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an séú na séithe genitive an tséú na séithe dative leis an séú don séú leis na séithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of séú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
séú	shéú after an, tséú	not applicable

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

References

• “séú”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN, retrieved 16 June 2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “séú”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm, retrieved 16 June 2024