seithe

Irish

Alternative forms

• seiche

Etymology

From Middle Irish seiche, from Proto-Celtic *sekess, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) (compare Icelandic sigg (“callus, hard skin”)).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛçə/, [ˈʃɛi̯çə] (corresponding to the form seiche)

Noun

seithe f or m (genitive singular seithe, nominative plural seithí)

1. skin (of animal), hide

   Synonyms: craiceann, leathar

Declension

Declension of seithe

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative seithe seithí Vocative a sheithe a sheithí Genitive seithe seithí Dative seithe seithí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tseithe na seithí Genitive na seithe na seithí Dative leis an tseithe don tseithe leis na seithí

Masculine declension

Declension of seithe

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative seithe seithí Vocative a sheithe a sheithí Genitive seithe seithí Dative seithe seithí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an seithe na seithí Genitive an tseithe na seithí Dative leis an seithe don seithe leis na seithí

Derived terms

• seitheadóir (“taxidermist”)
• seithigh (“skin”, transitive verb)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seithe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seithe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seithe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024