seang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Adjective

seang (genitive singular masculine seang, genitive singular feminine seinge, plural seanga, comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Declension

  • Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seing

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)

  1. slender, slim, person
  2. thin, lean, emaciated, person

Declension

Mutation

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

References


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛŋk/

Adjective

seang (comparative seinge)

  1. slender, slim, lanky
    Synonym: caol

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seing, plural seing)

  1. roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
    Synonym: earb
  2. starving person

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
seangsheang
after "an", t-seang
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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