seanchríonna
Irish
Alternative forms
- seanchríonta
Etymology
From sean- + críonna.
Adjective
seanchríonna
- (of child) precocious
- knowing, wise, old and experienced
- (informal) streetwise
- Synonym: glic
Declension
Declension of seanchríonna
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | seanchríonna | sheanchríonna | seanchríonna; sheanchríonna² | |
| Vocative | sheanchríonna | seanchríonna | ||
| Genitive | seanchríonna | seanchríonna | seanchríonna | |
| Dative | seanchríonna; sheanchríonna¹ | sheanchríonna | seanchríonna; sheanchríonna² | |
| Comparative | níos seanchríonna | |||
| Superlative | is seanchríonna | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- seanchríonnacht f (“precociousness; knowingness, sagacity, experience”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| seanchríonna | sheanchríonna after an, tseanchríonna | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seanchríonna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “seanchríonna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seanchríonna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.