seiftiú

Irish

Alternative forms

• seibhtiughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛvʲtʲuː/, /ˈʃɛfʲtʲuː/

Noun

seiftiú m (genitive singular seiftithe)

1. verbal noun of seiftigh
2. improvisation

Declension

Declension of seiftiú (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative seiftiú vocative a sheiftiú genitive seiftithe dative seiftiú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an seiftiú genitive an tseiftithe dative leis an seiftiú don seiftiú

Mutation

Mutated forms of seiftiú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seiftiú	sheiftiú after an, tseiftiú	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

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