seargán

Irish

Etymology

From searg (“to atrophy, shrivel”) +‎ -án.

Noun

seargán m (genitive singular seargáin, nominative plural seargáin)

1. withered, shrivelled, person or thing
2. mummy (embalmed corpse)

   Synonym: mumaí

Declension

Declension of seargán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seargán seargáin Vocative a sheargáin a sheargána Genitive seargáin seargán Dative seargán seargáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seargán na seargáin Genitive an tseargáin na seargán Dative leis an seargán don seargán leis na seargáin

Mutation

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

References

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “seargán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.