séad

See also: SEAD, Sead, and sead

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish sét (“path, way”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *sentus (compare Welsh hynt), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

    Noun

    séad m (genitive singular séada, nominative plural séada)

    1. path, way
    Declension
    Declension of séad (third declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative séad séada
    vocative a shéad a shéada
    genitive séada séad
    dative séad séada
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an séad na séada
    genitive an tséada na séad
    dative leis an séad
    don séad     		leis na séada

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish sét (“object of value, chattel”).[2] Doublet of seoid and possibly saint.

      Noun

      séad m (genitive singular séada, nominative plural séada) (literary)

      1. valuable (personal possession of relatively great monetary value)
      2. chattel (tangible, movable property)
      3. objet d'art
      4. (in the plural) treasures, wealth
      Declension
      Declension of séad (third declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative séad séada
      vocative a shéad a shéada
      genitive séada séad
      dative séad séada
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an séad na séada
      genitive an tséada na séad
      dative leis an séad
      don séad       		leis na séada
      Derived terms
      • Dún na Séad (“Baltimore, County Cork”)
      • séad fine (“heirloom”)
      • séad suirí (“love token”)

      Etymology 3

        From English jade.

        Noun

        séad m (genitive singular séid)

        1. jade (gem)
        Derived terms
        • séadghlas

        Mutation

        Mutated forms of séad
        radical lenition eclipsis
        séad shéad
        after an, tséad         		not applicable

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        References

        1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
        2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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