sead

See also: SEAD, Sead, and séad

Estonian

Noun

sead

1. nominative plural of siga

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃad̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

1. nest

Declension

Declension of sead (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sead seada vocative a shead a sheada genitive seideap sead dative sead seada forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an tsead na seada genitive na seideap na sead dative leis an tsead don tsead leis na seada

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shad, from Old English sceadd.

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

1. shad

Declension

Declension of sead (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sead seada vocative a shead a sheada genitive seide sead dative sead seada forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an tsead na seada genitive na seide na sead dative leis an tsead don tsead leis na seada

Etymology 3

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Verb

sead (present analytic seadann, future analytic seadfaidh, verbal noun seadadh, past participle seadta)

1. to blow
2. to eject
3. to ejaculate

Conjugation

conjugation of sead (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	seadadh
past participle	seadta
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	seadaim	seadann tú; seadair†	seadann sé, sí	seadaimid	seadann sibh	seadann siad; seadaid†	a sheadann; a sheadas / a seadann*	seadtar
past	shead mé; sheadas	shead tú; sheadais	shead sé, sí	sheadamar; shead muid	shead sibh; sheadabhair	shead siad; sheadadar	a shead / ar shead*	seadadh
past habitual	sheadainn / seadainn‡‡	sheadtá / seadtᇇ	sheadadh sé, sí / seadadh sé, s퇇	sheadaimis; sheadadh muid / seadaimis‡‡; seadadh muid‡‡	sheadadh sibh / seadadh sibh‡‡	sheadaidís; sheadadh siad / seadaidís‡‡; seadadh siad‡‡	a sheadadh / a seadadh*	sheadtaí / seadta퇇
future	seadfaidh mé; seadfad	seadfaidh tú; seadfair†	seadfaidh sé, sí	seadfaimid; seadfaidh muid	seadfaidh sibh	seadfaidh siad; seadfaid†	a sheadfaidh; a sheadfas / a seadfaidh*	seadfar
conditional	sheadfainn / seadfainn‡‡	sheadfá / seadfᇇ	sheadfadh sé, sí / seadfadh sé, s퇇	sheadfaimis; sheadfadh muid / seadfaimis‡‡; seadfadh muid‡‡	sheadfadh sibh / seadfadh sibh‡‡	sheadfaidís; sheadfadh siad / seadfaidís‡‡; seadfadh siad‡‡	a sheadfadh / a seadfadh*	sheadfaí / seadfa퇇
subjunctive
present	go seada mé; go seadad†	go seada tú; go seadair†	go seada sé, sí	go seadaimid; go seada muid	go seada sibh	go seada siad; go seadaid†	—	go seadtar
past	dá seadainn	dá seadtá	dá seadadh sé, sí	dá seadaimis; dá seadadh muid	dá seadadh sibh	dá seadaidís; dá seadadh siad	—	dá seadtaí
imperative
–	seadaim	sead	seadadh sé, sí	seadaimis	seadaigí; seadaidh†	seadaidís	—	seadtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of sead

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

Middle English

Adjective

sead

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sad