sead

See also: Sead

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃad̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

  1. nest
Declension
Declension of sead

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sead seada
Vocative a shead a sheada
Genitive seideap sead
Dative sead seada

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsead na seada
Genitive na seideap na sead
Dative leis an tsead

don tsead

 leis na seada

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shad, from Old English sceadd.

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

  1. shad
Declension
Declension of sead

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sead seada
Vocative a shead a sheada
Genitive seide sead
Dative sead seada

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsead na seada
Genitive na seide na sead
Dative leis an tsead

don tsead

 leis na seada

Etymology 3

Verb

sead (present analytic seadann, future analytic seadfaidh, verbal noun seadadh, past participle seadta)

  1. to blow
  2. to eject
  3. to ejaculate
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present seadaim seadann tú;
seadair†		 seadann sé, sí seadaimid seadann sibh seadann siad;
seadaid†		 a sheadann; a sheadas /
a seadann*; a seadas*		 seadtar
past shead mé; sheadas shead tú; sheadais shead sé, sí sheadamar; shead muid shead sibh; sheadabhair shead siad; sheadadar a shead /
ar shead*		 seadadh
past habitual sheadainn sheadtá sheadadh sé, sí sheadaimis; sheadadh muid sheadadh sibh sheadaidís; sheadadh siad a sheadadh /
ar sheadadh*		 sheadtaí
future seadfaidh mé;
seadfad		 seadfaidh tú;
seadfair†		 seadfaidh sé, sí seadfaimid;
seadfaidh muid		 seadfaidh sibh seadfaidh siad;
seadfaid†		 a sheadfaidh; a sheadfas /
a seadfaidh*; a seadfas*		 seadfar
conditional sheadfainn / seadfainn‡‡ sheadfá / seadfᇇ sheadfadh sé, sí / seadfadh sé, s퇇 sheadfaimis; sheadfadh muid / seadfaimis‡‡; seadfadh muid‡‡ sheadfadh sibh / seadfadh sibh‡‡ sheadfaidís; sheadfadh siad / seadfaidís‡‡; seadfadh siad‡‡ a sheadfadh /
ar sheadfadh*		 sheadfaí / seadfa퇇
subjunctive present go seada mé;
go seadad†		 go seada tú;
go seadair†		 go seada sé, sí go seadaimid;
go seada muid		 go seada sibh go seada siad;
go seadaid†		 — go seadtar
past dá seadainn dá seadtá dá seadadh sé, sí dá seadaimis;
dá seadadh muid		 dá seadadh sibh dá seadaidís;
dá seadadh siad		 — dá seadtaí
imperative seadaim sead seadadh sé, sí seadaimis seadaigí;
seadaidh†		 seadaidís — seadtar
verbal noun seadadh
past participle seadta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sead shead
after an, tsead		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "sead" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “sead” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “sead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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