seanair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish senathair, from sen (“old”) + athair (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛnɪɾʲ/

Noun

seanair m

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of seanair (type Vb masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	seanair	seanairean
genitive	seanar	sheanairean
dative	seanair	seanairean
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) seanair	(na) seanairean
genitive	(an) t-seanar	(nan) seanairean
dative	(an) t-seanair	(na) seanairean
vocative	sheanair	sheanairean

Mutation

Mutation of seanair

radical	lenition
seanair	sheanair after "an", t-seanair

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