séasúr
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish sésúr.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠeːˈsˠuːɾˠ/ (corresponding to the form saosúr)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃeːsˠuɾˠ/, [ˈʃɛːsˠuɾˠ][1]
Noun[edit]
séasúr m (genitive singular séasúir, nominative plural séasúir)
- season
- fat season, season of growth, of good weather
- seasonable richness
- fat, juice, sap (of things in season)
- seasoning, relish
Declension[edit]
Declension of séasúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category | |||
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earrach (“spring”) | samhradh (“summer”) | fómhar (“autumn”) | geimhreadh (“winter”) |
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
séasúr | shéasúr after an, tséasúr |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “séasúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sésúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “séasúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “séasúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.