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Séamas

Séamas

Irish

Alternative forms

Séamus

Proper noun

Séamas m ‎(genitive Séamais)

A male given name, cognate to James and Jacob.
(biblical) James (book of the Bible; either of the two apostles)

Declension

Declension of Séamas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Séamas
Vocative	a Shéamais
Genitive	Séamais
Dative	Séamas

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Séamas
Genitive	an tSéamais
Dative	leis an Séamas don Séamas

Synonyms

(letter of James): Litir Naomh Séamas

Derived terms

Naomh Séamas ‎(“Saint James”)
Séamaisín ‎(“Jimmy”)
Soiscéal Shéamais ‎(“the Gospel of James”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Séamas	Shéamas after an, tSéamas	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.