seinm

Irish

Alternative forms

• seimint

Etymology

From Old Irish seinm.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛnʲəmʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪnʲəmʲ/

Noun

seinm f (genitive singular as substantive seanma, genitive as verbal noun seinnte)

1. verbal noun of seinn
2. playing (of musical instrument)
3. warbling, chattering, chatter

Declension

As verbal noun:

Declension of seinm (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative seinm vocative a seinm genitive seinnte dative seinm forms with the definite article case singular nominative an seinm genitive na seinnte dative leis an seinm don seinm

As substantive:

Declension of seinm (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative seinm vocative a seinm genitive seanma dative seinm forms with the definite article case singular nominative an seinm genitive na seanma dative leis an seinm don seinm

Mutation

Mutated forms of seinm

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seinm	sheinm after an, tseinm	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) “seinm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN