seanóir

Irish

Etymology

From sean (“old”) +‎ -óir (“noun-forming suffix”); literally, “the one who is old”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠoːɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠɔɾʲ/[1]

Noun

seanóir m (genitive singular seanóra, nominative plural seanóirí)

  1. (crime) the leader/godfather of a criminal organization; a Mafia boss.
  2. a senior citizen; an old-timer.
  3. (politics) an alderman or alderwoman.
  4. an elder statesman or stateswoman.

Declension

Declension of seanóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seanóir seanóirí
vocative a sheanóir a sheanóirí
genitive seanóra seanóirí
dative seanóir seanóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seanóir na seanóirí
genitive an tseanóra na seanóirí
dative leis an seanóir
don seanóir 		leis na seanóirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of seanóir
radical lenition eclipsis
seanóir sheanóir
after an, tseanóir 		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. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 208

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “seanóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1008; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seanóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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