seanad

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin senātus (“senate, parliament”), from senex (“old”) (compare Irish sean).

Noun

seanad m (genitive singular seanaid, nominative plural seanaid)

1. senate

Declension

Declension of seanad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seanad seanaid vocative a sheanaid a sheanada genitive seanaid seanad dative seanad seanaid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seanad na seanaid genitive an tseanaid na seanad dative leis an seanad don seanad leis na seanaid

Derived terms

• Seanad Éireann
• seanadóir m (“senator”)

Related terms

• seanadóireacht f (“senatorship”)
• seanadóiriúil (“senatorial”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanad

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seanad	sheanad after an, tseanad	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN