seasamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sessam.

Pronunciation

Noun

seasamh m (genitive singular as substantive seasaimh, genitive as verbal noun seasta)

  1. verbal noun of seas
    Tá sí ina seasamh.
    She is standing up (lit. "she is in her standing").
  2. (act or state of) standing, a standing position
    Tuitim as mo sheasamh.
    I fall down, faint.
  3. endurance, durability, resistance
    Tá seasamh san aimsir.
    The weather is holding good.
  4. reliance
    Is ort atá mo sheasamh.
    I’m relying on you.
  5. tolerance, putting up with
    Níl seasamh ag aoinne léi.
    No one can put up with her.

Declension
Declension of seasamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative seasamh
Vocative a sheasaimh
Genitive seasaimh
Dative seasamh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an seasamh
Genitive an tseasaimh
Dative leis an seasamh

don seasamh

Derived terms
  • páipéar seasaimh (“position paper”)

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

References
  • “seasaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading
  • “sessam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "seasamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sessam.

Noun

seasamh m (genitive singular seasaimh, plural seasamhan)

  1. verbal noun of seas
  2. attitude, position
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