seanchríonna
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]seanchríonna
- precocious (of child)
- knowing, wise, old and experienced
- (informal) streetwise
- Synonym: glic
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | seanchríonna | sheanchríonna | seanchríonna; sheanchríonna2 | |
| vocative | sheanchríonna | seanchríonna | ||
| genitive | seanchríonna | seanchríonna | seanchríonna | |
| dative | seanchríonna; sheanchríonna1 |
sheanchríonna | seanchríonna; sheanchríonna2 | |
| Comparative | níos seanchríonna | |||
| Superlative | is seanchríonna | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- seanchríonnacht f (“precociousness; knowingness, sagacity, experience”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| seanchríonna | sheanchríonna after an, tseanchríonna |
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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seanchríonna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seanchríonna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “seanchríonna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024