seanchas

Irish (Donegal)

/ˈʃanəxəsˠ/, /ˈʃanəxəsˠk/

noun
Definitions
  • the body of historical, genealogical, etc., information that has been handed down by tradition
  • (act of) storytelling, gossiping; chatting, inquiring about another's health, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish senchas derived from Proto-Celtic *senos (old) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (old) affix from Irish seancha (historigrapher, genealogist).

Origin

Irish (Donegal)

seancha

Gloss

historigrapher, genealogist

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