seun

See also: ṣeun

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dialectal Dutch zeun (standard zoon), from Middle Dutch sone, suene, from Old Dutch *sunu, suno, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seøn/

• Audio:

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Noun

seun (plural seuns, diminutive seuntjie)

1. son

   Antonym: dogter

2. boy

   Synonym: seunskind

   Antonyms: meisie, dogter

Irish

Noun

seun m (genitive singular séin, nominative plural seuna)

1. Obsolete spelling of séan (“sign”).

Declension

Declension of seun (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seun sa vocative a sein a seuna genitive sein seun dative seun sa forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seun na sa genitive an sein na seun dative leis an seun don seun leis na sa

Verb

seun (present analytic seunann, future analytic seunfaidh, verbal noun seunadh, past participle seunta)

1. Obsolete spelling of séan (“to mark with a sign”).

Conjugation

conjugation of seun (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	seunaim	seunann tú; seunair†	seunann sé, sí	seunaimid	seunann sibh	seunann siad; seunaid†	a sheunann; a sheunas / a seunann*	seuntar
	past	sheun mé; sheunas	sheun tú; sheunais	sheun sé, sí	sheunamar; sheun muid	sheun sibh; sheunabhair	sheun siad; sheunadar	a sheun / ar sheun*	seunadh
	past habitual	sheunainn / seunainn‡‡	sheuntá / seuntᇇ	sheunadh sé, sí / seunadh sé, s퇇	sheunaimis; sheunadh muid / seunaimis‡‡; seunadh muid‡‡	sheunadh sibh / seunadh sibh‡‡	sheunaidís; sheunadh siad / seunaidís‡‡; seunadh siad‡‡	a sheunadh / a seunadh*	sheuntaí / seunta퇇
future		seunfaidh mé; seunfad	seunfaidh tú; seunfair†	seunfaidh sé, sí	seunfaimid; seunfaidh muid	seunfaidh sibh	seunfaidh siad; seunfaid†	a sheunfaidh; a sheunfas / a seunfaidh*	seunfar
conditional		sheunfainn / seunfainn‡‡	sheunfá / seunfᇇ	sheunfadh sé, sí / seunfadh sé, s퇇	sheunfaimis; sheunfadh muid / seunfaimis‡‡; seunfadh muid‡‡	sheunfadh sibh / seunfadh sibh‡‡	sheunfaidís; sheunfadh siad / seunfaidís‡‡; seunfadh siad‡‡	a sheunfadh / a seunfadh*	sheunfaí / seunfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go seuna mé; go seunad†	go seuna tú; go seunair†	go seuna sé, sí	go seunaimid; go seuna muid	go seuna sibh	go seuna siad; go seunaid†	—	go seuntar
	past	dá seunainn	dá seuntá	dá seunadh sé, sí	dá seunaimis; dá seunadh muid	dá seunadh sibh	dá seunaidís; dá seunadh siad	—	dá seuntaí
imperative		seunaim	seun	seunadh sé, sí	seunaimis	seunaigí; seunaidh†	seunaidís	—	seuntar
verbal noun		seunadh
past participle		seunta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sén, from Latin signum. Cognate to English sain and Scots sain, which see for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃian/

Noun

seun m (genitive seuna, nominative plural seunan or seuntan)

1. a charm (for protection)
2. the sign of the cross
3. protection
4. prosperity, fortune

Etymology 2

According to MacBain, likely derived from the same source as Etymology 1.

Noun

seun m (genitive seuna, nominative plural seunan or seuntan)

1. denial, refusal, shun

Verb

seun (past sheun, future seunaidh, verbal noun seunad, past participle seunte)

1. deny, refuse, shun

Mutation

Mutation of seun

radical	lenition
seun	sheun after "an", t-seun

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “seun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN
• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN