sean-nós

Irish

Etymology

sean- +‎ nós

Noun

sean-nós m (genitive singular sean-nóis, nominative plural sean-nósanna)

  1. old custom; traditional manner, traditional style
    amhrán ar an sean-nós ― traditional song
    amhránaíocht an tsean-nóis ― traditional-style singing
    cultúr an tsean-nóis ― traditional culture

Declension
Declension of sean-nós

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sean-nós sean-nósanna
Vocative a shean-nóis a shean-nósanna
Genitive sean-nóis sean-nósanna
Dative sean-nós sean-nósanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sean-nós na sean-nósanna
Genitive an tsean-nóis na sean-nósanna
Dative leis an sean-nós

don sean-nós

 leis na sean-nósanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sean-nós shean-nós
after an, tsean-nós		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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