seanmóirí
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃan̪ˠəˈmoːɾʲiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠəmoːɾʲiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠəmɔɾʲiː/
Etymology 1
From seanmóir (“sermon”) + -í.
Alternative forms
- seanmóiní, seanmóiridhe, seanmóirighe, searmóntuidhe, seanmórach
Noun
seanmóirí m (genitive singular seanmóirí, nominative plural seanmóirithe)
- preacher
Declension
Declension of seanmóirí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
- plural of seanmóir
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seanmóirí | sheanmóirí after an, tseanmóirí | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “seanmóirí” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “sermóntaid, senmóntaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “seanmóirí” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 629.
- "seanmóirí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.