séan
Irish (Donegal)
/ʃeːnˠ/
noun
Definitions
- sign, omen
- good luck, prosperity, happiness
- (mathematics) index
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish sén derived from Latin signum (sign, token, a mark, mark, a sign, an emblem).
Origin
Latin
signum
Gloss
sign, token, a mark, mark, a sign, an emblem
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🛑
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sain English
- signum English
- insignis Latin
- sigillum Latin
- signale Latin
- signifex Latin
- significo Latin
- signum Latin
- signāle Latin
- signālis Latin
- segno Italian
- signo Spanish, Castilian
- sino Spanish, Castilian
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- signo Portuguese
- segn Old English
- sainen Middle English
- signe Middle English
- feoil Irish
- feoilséantóir Irish
- séanach Irish
- séanmhar Irish
- séantóir Irish
- seigne Old French
- seing Old French
- signe Old French
- signet Old French
- signe Catalan, Valencian
- semn Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- swyn Welsh
- segan Old High German
- sén Old Irish
- sénaid Old Irish
- seun Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- shenjë Albanian
- *segan Old Dutch
- sino Old Portuguese
- semnu Aromanian
- *seknom Proto-Italic
- segn Friulian
- senh Old Occitan
- ségno Venetian
- sin Breton