seicin

Irish

Alternative forms

• seicne, sicne

Etymology

From Middle Irish sicne.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪcnʲə/ (corresponding to the form sicne)

Noun

seicin f (genitive singular seicne)

1. (anatomy) membrane

   Synonym: scannán

   1. peritoneum
   2. integument
2. (obsolete) skull

   Synonym: blaosc

Declension

Declension of seicin (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative seicin vocative a sheicin genitive seicne dative seicin forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tseicin genitive na seicne dative leis an tseicin don tseicin

Derived terms

• seicneach
• maidhm sheicne (“rupture, hernia”)
• snaidhm sheicne (“strangulated hernia”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seicin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seicin	sheicin after an, tseicin	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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seicin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 633
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seicin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN