seánra

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from French genre (“kind”), from Latin genus (cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːn̪ˠɾˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæːn̪ˠɾˠə/

Noun

seánra m (genitive singular seánra, nominative plural seánraí)

1. genre

Declension

Declension of seánra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seánra seánraí vocative a sheánra a sheánraí genitive seánra seánraí dative seánra seánraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seánra na seánraí genitive an tseánra na seánraí dative leis an seánra don seánra leis na seánraí

Derived terms

• fosheánra

Mutation

Mutated forms of seánra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seánra	sheánra after an, tseánra	not applicable

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