seascann

Irish

Alternative forms

• seascainn, seisceann
• seasgainn, seasgann, seisginn (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish seiscenn, from seisc (“sedge, rushes”) (modern seisc).^[2]

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃasˠkənʲ/^[3] (corresponding to the form seascainn)

Noun

seascann m (genitive singular seascainn, nominative plural seascainn)

1. marsh, swamp, bog, fen, morass, slough

   Synonym: portach

Declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seascann seascainn Vocative a sheascainn a sheascanna Genitive seascainn seascann Dative seascann seascainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seascann na seascainn Genitive an tseascainn na seascann Dative leis an seascann don seascann leis na seascainn

Declension of seascann

First declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seascann	sheascann after an, tseascann	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. “seascann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
2. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sescann, seiscenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seascann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN