seaimpín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English champion.

Noun

seaimpín m (genitive singular seaimpín, nominative plural seaimpíní)

1. (sports) champion

   Synonym: curadh

2. champion (variety of potato)

Declension

Declension of seaimpín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seaimpín seaimpíní vocative a sheaimpín a sheaimpíní genitive seaimpín seaimpíní dative seaimpín seaimpíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seaimpín na seaimpíní genitive an tseaimpín na seaimpíní dative leis an seaimpín don seaimpín leis na seaimpíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of seaimpín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seaimpín	sheaimpín after an, tseaimpín	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) “seaimpín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “champion”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024