seang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish seng.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃan̪ˠəɡ/ (as if spelled seanag)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaŋ/

Adjective

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

1. slender, slim, lanky

   Synonym: caol

Declension

Declension of seang

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	seang	sheang	seanga; sheanga²
Vocative	sheang		seanga
Genitive		seinge	seanga	seang
Dative	seang; sheang¹	sheang	seanga; sheanga²
Comparative	níos seinge
Superlative	is seinge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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

Derived terms

• seangán (“ant”)

Noun

seang m (genitive singular seanga, nominative plural seanga)

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

Declension

Declension of seang

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative seang seanga Vocative a sheang a sheanga Genitive seanga seang Dative seang seanga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an seang na seanga Genitive an tseanga na seang Dative leis an tseang don tseang leis na seanga

Derived terms

• seangaire

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seang”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 629
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seang”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seang”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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
Radical	Lenition
seang	sheang after "an", t-seang
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “seng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language