sean-nós

Irish

Etymology

sean- +‎ nós

Noun

sean-nós m (genitive singular sean-nóis, nominative plural sean-nósanna)

1. old custom; traditional manner, traditional style

   amhrán ar an sean-nós ― traditional song

   amhránaíocht an tsean-nóis ― traditional-style singing

   cultúr an tsean-nóis ― traditional culture

Declension

Declension of sean-nós (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sean-nós sean-nósanna vocative a shean-nóis a shean-nósanna genitive sean-nóis sean-nósanna dative sean-nós sean-nósanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sean-nós na sean-nósanna genitive an tsean-nóis na sean-nósanna dative leis an sean-nós don sean-nós leis na sean-nósanna

Related terms

• traidisiún

Mutation

Mutated forms of sean-nós

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sean-nós	shean-nós after an, tsean-nós	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) “sean-nós”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN