séasúr
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish sésúr.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠeːˈsˠuːɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form saosúr)
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuːɾˠ/[1]
Noun
[edit]séasúr m (genitive singular séasúir, nominative plural séasúir)
- season
- fat season, season of growth, of good weather
- seasonable richness
- fat, juice, sap (of things in season)
- seasoning, relish
Declension
[edit]Declension of séasúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category | |||
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earrach (“spring”) | samhradh (“summer”) | fómhar (“autumn”) | geimhreadh (“winter”) |
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
séasúr | shéasúr after an, tséasúr |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sésúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “séasúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “séasúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024