English Online Dictionary. What means sean? What does sean mean?
English
Noun
sean (plural seans)
- Dated form of seine.
Verb
sean (third-person singular simple present seans, present participle seaning, simple past and past participle seaned)
- Dated form of seine.
References
- “sean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- ENSA, Esan, NAEs, NESA, Nase, Sena, eans, nase, sane
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian sẽnas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃan̪ˠ/, /ʃanˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ʃæːn̪ˠ/
Adjective
sean (comparative sine) (used predicatively)
- old
Usage notes
- When used attributively, the prefix sean- is used instead.
Noun
sean m (genitive singular sean, nominative plural seana)
- senior, ancestor
- oldness; old thing
Declension
Mutation
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- seann
Etymology
From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian sẽnas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛn/
Adjective
sean (comparative sine)
- old
Derived terms
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsean/ [ˈse.ãn]
- Rhymes: -ean
- Syllabification: se‧an
Verb
sean
- inflection of ser:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Volapük
Noun
sean (nominative plural seans)
- ocean (large body of water)