seiftiú

Irish

Alternative forms

seibhtiughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛfʲtʲu/

Noun

seiftiú m (genitive singular seiftithe)

verbal noun of seiftigh
improvisation

Declension

Declension of seiftiú

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	seiftiú
Vocative	a sheiftiú
Genitive	seiftithe
Dative	seiftiú

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an seiftiú
Genitive	an tseiftithe
Dative	leis an seiftiú don seiftiú

Mutation

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

Further reading

“seiftiú”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seiftiú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

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