# sead
## Estonian
### Noun

sead
* nominative plural of siga

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃad̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)
* nest

##### Declension

Second declension

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shad, from Old English sceadd.

#### Noun

sead f (genitive singular seide, nominative plural seada)
* shad

##### Declension

Second declension

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

sead (present analytic seadann, future analytic seadfaidh, verbal noun seadadh, past participle seadta)
* to blow
* to eject
* to ejaculate

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | seadaim | seadann tú; seadair$^†$ | seadann sé, sí | seadaimid | seadann sibh | seadann siad; seadaid$^†$ | a sheadann; a sheadas / a seadann* | seadtar |
| indicative | past | shead mé; sheadas | shead tú; sheadais | shead sé, sí | sheadamar; shead muid | shead sibh; sheadabhair | shead siad; sheadadar | a shead / ar shead* | seadadh |
| indicative | past habitual | sheadainn / seadainn‡‡ | sheadtá / seadtá‡‡ | sheadadh sé, sí / seadadh sé, sí‡‡ | sheadaimis; sheadadh muid / seadaimis‡‡; seadadh muid‡‡ | sheadadh sibh / seadadh sibh‡‡ | sheadaidís; sheadadh siad / seadaidís‡‡; seadadh siad‡‡ | a sheadadh / a seadadh* | sheadtaí / seadtaí‡‡ |
| future | future | seadfaidh mé; seadfad | seadfaidh tú; seadfair$^†$ | seadfaidh sé, sí | seadfaimid; seadfaidh muid | seadfaidh sibh | seadfaidh siad; seadfaid$^†$ | a sheadfaidh; a sheadfas / a seadfaidh* | seadfar |
| conditional | conditional | sheadfainn / seadfainn‡‡ | sheadfá / seadfá‡‡ | sheadfadh sé, sí / seadfadh sé, sí‡‡ | sheadfaimis; sheadfadh muid / seadfaimis‡‡; seadfadh muid‡‡ | sheadfadh sibh / seadfadh sibh‡‡ | sheadfaidís; sheadfadh siad / seadfaidís‡‡; seadfadh siad‡‡ | a sheadfadh / a seadfadh* | sheadfaí / seadfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go seada mé; go seadad$^†$ | go seada tú; go seadair$^†$ | go seada sé, sí | go seadaimid; go seada muid | go seada sibh | go seada siad; go seadaid$^†$ | — | go seadtar |
| subjunctive | past | dá seadainn | dá seadtá | dá seadadh sé, sí | dá seadaimis; dá seadadh muid | dá seadadh sibh | dá seadaidís; dá seadadh siad | — | dá seadtaí |
| imperative | imperative | seadaim | sead | seadadh sé, sí | seadaimis | seadaigí; seadaidh$^†$ | seadaidís | — | seadtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | seadadh | seadadh | seadadh | seadadh | seadadh | seadadh | seadadh | seadadh |
| past participle | past participle | seadta | seadta | seadta | seadta | seadta | seadta | seadta | seadta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “sead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Middle English
### Adjective

sead
* (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sad