seanóir

Irish

Etymology

A combination of sean (“old”) +‎ -óir (“noun-forming suffix”); literally "he who is old".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃan.oːɾʲ/

Noun

seanóir m (genitive singular seanóra, nominative plural seanóirí)

1. (crime) the leader/godfather of a criminal organization; a Mafia boss.
2. a senior citizen; an old-timer.
3. (politics) an alderman or alderwoman.
4. an elder statesman or stateswoman.

Declension

Declension of seanóir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seanóir seanóirí vocative a sheanóir a sheanóirí genitive seanóra seanóirí dative seanóir seanóirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seanóir na seanóirí genitive an tseanóra na seanóirí dative leis an seanóir don seanóir leis na seanóirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanóir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seanóir	sheanóir after an, tseanóir	not applicable

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