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Webster 1913 Edition


Sean

Sean

,
Noun.
A seine. See
Seine
.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Sean

SEAN

,
Noun.
a met. [See Seine.]

Definition 2024


séan

séan

See also: sean, Sean, Seán, -sean, sean-, and Appendix:Variations of "sean"

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

séan m (genitive singular séin, nominative plural séana)

  1. sign, omen
  2. good luck, prosperity, happiness
    Sonas agus séan ort.
    May you be happy and prosperous.
    Ár lá séin.
    Our lucky day.
  3. (mathematics) index
Declension
Derived terms

Verb

séan (present analytic séanann, future analytic séanfaidh, verbal noun séanadh, past participle séanta)

  1. (transitive) to mark with a sign, to bless
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sénaid.

Verb

séan (present analytic séanann, future analytic séanfaidh, verbal noun séanadh, past participle séanta)

  1. (transitive and intransitive) to deny:
    1. to declare untrue
    2. to disavow, repudiate
    3. (with preposition ar) to refuse
Conjugation

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