seithe

Irish

Alternative forms

• seiche

Etymology

From Middle Irish seiche, from Proto-Celtic *sekess, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) (compare Icelandic sigg (“callus, hard skin”)).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛçə/, [ˈʃɛi̯çə] (corresponding to the form seiche)

Noun

seithe f or m (genitive singular seithe, nominative plural seithí)

1. skin (of animal), hide

   Synonyms: craiceann, leathar

Declension

Declension of seithe (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative seithe seithí vocative a sheithe a sheithí genitive seithe seithí dative seithe seithí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an tseithe na seithí genitive na seithe na seithí dative leis an tseithe don tseithe leis na seithí

Masculine declension

Declension of seithe (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative seithe seithí vocative a sheithe a sheithí genitive seithe seithí dative seithe seithí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an seithe na seithí genitive an tseithe na seithí dative leis an seithe don seithe leis na seithí

Derived terms

• seitheadóir (“taxidermist”)
• seithigh (“skin”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seithe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seithe	sheithe after an, tseithe	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) “seithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seithe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seithe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025