sead

See also: SEAD, Sead, and séad

Estonian

Noun

sead

  1. nominative plural of siga

Verb

sead

  1. second-person singular present indicative of seadma

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃad̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

  1. nest
Declension
Declension of sead (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sead seada
vocative a shead a sheada
genitive seide sead
dative sead seada
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsead na seada
genitive na seide na sead
dative leis an tsead
don tsead 		leis na seada
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shad, from Old English sceadd.

Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)

  1. shad, Alosa spp.
Declension
Declension of sead (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sead seada
vocative a shead a sheada
genitive seide sead
dative sead seada
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsead na seada
genitive na seide na sead
dative leis an tsead
don tsead 		leis na seada

Etymology 3

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Verb

sead (present analytic seadann, future analytic seadfaidh, verbal noun seadadh, past participle seadta)

  1. to blow
  2. to eject
  3. to ejaculate
Conjugation
conjugation of sead (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun seadadh
past participle seadta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present seadaim seadann tú;
seadair† 		seadann sé, sí seadaimid seadann sibh seadann siad;
seadaid† 		a sheadann; a sheadas /
a seadann* 		seadtar
past shead mé; sheadas shead tú; sheadais shead sé, sí sheadamar; shead muid shead sibh; sheadabhair shead siad; sheadadar a shead /
ar shead* 		seadadh
past habitual sheadainn / seadainn‡‡ sheadtá / seadtᇇ sheadadh sé, sí / seadadh sé, s퇇 sheadaimis; sheadadh muid / seadaimis‡‡; seadadh muid‡‡ sheadadh sibh / seadadh sibh‡‡ sheadaidís; sheadadh siad / seadaidís‡‡; seadadh siad‡‡ a sheadadh /
a seadadh* 		sheadtaí / seadta퇇
future seadfaidh mé;
seadfad 		seadfaidh tú;
seadfair† 		seadfaidh sé, sí seadfaimid;
seadfaidh muid 		seadfaidh sibh seadfaidh siad;
seadfaid† 		a sheadfaidh; a sheadfas /
a seadfaidh* 		seadfar
conditional sheadfainn / seadfainn‡‡ sheadfá / seadfᇇ sheadfadh sé, sí / seadfadh sé, s퇇 sheadfaimis; sheadfadh muid / seadfaimis‡‡; seadfadh muid‡‡ sheadfadh sibh / seadfadh sibh‡‡ sheadfaidís; sheadfadh siad / seadfaidís‡‡; seadfadh siad‡‡ a sheadfadh /
a seadfadh* 		sheadfaí / seadfa퇇
subjunctive
present go seada mé;
go seadad† 		go seada tú;
go seadair† 		go seada sé, sí go seadaimid;
go seada muid 		go seada sibh go seada siad;
go seadaid† 		— go seadtar
past dá seadainn dá seadtá dá seadadh sé, sí dá seadaimis;
dá seadadh muid 		dá seadadh sibh dá seadaidís;
dá seadadh siad 		— dá seadtaí
imperative
– seadaim sead seadadh sé, sí seadaimis seadaigí;
seadaidh† 		seadaidís — seadtar

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of sead
radical lenition eclipsis
sead shead
after an, tsead 		not applicable

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “sead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 998; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “seadaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 999; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “sead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “sead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Middle English

Adjective

sead

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of sad
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