Seapánach
Irish
Etymology
From an tSeapáin (“Japan”) + -ach.
Adjective
Seapánach (genitive singular masculine Seapánaigh, genitive singular feminine Seapánaí, plural Seapánacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Seapánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Seapánach | Sheapánach | Seapánacha; Sheapánacha² | |
| Vocative | Sheapánaigh | Seapánacha | ||
| Genitive | Seapánaí | Seapánacha | Seapánach | |
| Dative | Seapánach; Sheapánach¹ |
Sheapánach; Sheapánaigh (archaic) |
Seapánacha; Sheapánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Seapánaí | |||
| Superlative | is Seapánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- Seapáinis (“the Japanese language”)
Declension
Declension of Seapánach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Seapánach | Sheapánach after an, tSeapánach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Seapánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Seapánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Seapánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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