seabhac

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ʃauk/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃoːk/

Noun

seabhac m (genitive singular seabhaic, nominative plural seabhaic)

1. hawk (predatory bird)
2. falcon

Declension

Declension of seabhac (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seabhac seabhaic vocative a sheabhaic a sheabhaca genitive seabhaic seabhac dative seabhac seabhaic forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seabhac na seabhaic genitive an tseabhaic na seabhac dative leis an seabhac don seabhac leis na seabhaic

Synonyms

• (falcon): fabhcún

Derived terms

• cúb seabhac (“falcons' mews”)
• lus na seabhac (“hawkweed”)
• seabhac buí (“kestrel”)
• seabhac gorm (“peregrine falcon”)
• seabhac seilge (“peregrine falcon”)
• seabhaic mara (“skua”)
• ulchabhán seabhaic tuaisceartach (“northern hawk owl”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seabhac

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seabhac	sheabhac after an, tseabhac	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) “seabhac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seabhac”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seabhac”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025