sén

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sen"

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʲeːn/

Noun

sén m (genitive seoin or séna)

  1. a sign, omen, portent
    • Lebor na hUidre 1.4504
      nis téilcset a fathi ⁊ a ndruíd ass sein ... oc írnaidi ṡeóin
  2. a favourable sign, a blessing, good luck, success
  3. an incantation, charm

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
sén ṡén unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 sén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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