seargán

Irish

Etymology

From searg (“to atrophy, shrivel”) +‎ -án.

Noun

seargán m (genitive singular seargáin, nominative plural seargáin)

1. withered, shrivelled, person or thing
2. mummy (embalmed corpse)

   Synonym: mumaí

Declension

Declension of seargán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seargán seargáin vocative a sheargáin a sheargána genitive seargáin seargán dative seargán seargáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seargán na seargáin genitive an tseargáin na seargán dative leis an seargán don seargán leis na seargáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of seargán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seargán	sheargán after an, tseargán	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) “seargán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mummy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seargán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm