# seun
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From dialectal Dutch zeun (standard zoon), from Middle Dutch sone, suene, from Old Dutch *sunu, suno, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /syœn/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

seun (plural seuns, diminutive seuntjie)
* son
    Antonym: dogter
* boy
    Synonym: seunskind
    Antonyms: meisie, dogter

## Irish
### Noun

seun m (genitive singular séin, nominative plural seuna)
* Obsolete spelling of séan (“sign”).

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
seun
sa
vocative
a sein
a seuna
genitive
sein
seun
dative
seun
sa
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an seun
na sa
genitive
an sein
na seun
dative
leis an seun don seun
leis na sa :

### Verb

seun (present analytic seunann, future analytic seunfaidh, verbal noun seunadh, past participle seunta)
* Obsolete spelling of séan (“to mark with a sign”).

#### Conjugation

| verbal noun | seunadh | seunadh | seunadh | seunadh | seunadh | seunadh | seunadh | seunadh |
| past participle | seunta | seunta | seunta | seunta | seunta | seunta | seunta | seunta |
| tense | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| tense | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative |||||||||
| present | seunaim | seunann tú; seunair$^†$ | seunann sé, sí | seunaimid | seunann sibh | seunann siad; seunaid$^†$ | a sheunann; a sheunas / a seunann* | seuntar |
| past | sheun mé; sheunas | sheun tú; sheunais | sheun sé, sí | sheunamar; sheun muid | sheun sibh; sheunabhair | sheun siad; sheunadar | a sheun / ar sheun* | seunadh |
| past habitual | sheunainn / seunainn‡‡ | sheuntá / seuntá‡‡ | sheunadh sé, sí / seunadh sé, sí‡‡ | sheunaimis; sheunadh muid / seunaimis‡‡; seunadh muid‡‡ | sheunadh sibh / seunadh sibh‡‡ | sheunaidís; sheunadh siad / seunaidís‡‡; seunadh siad‡‡ | a sheunadh / a seunadh* | sheuntaí / seuntaí‡‡ |
| future | seunfaidh mé; seunfad | seunfaidh tú; seunfair$^†$ | seunfaidh sé, sí | seunfaimid; seunfaidh muid | seunfaidh sibh | seunfaidh siad; seunfaid$^†$ | a sheunfaidh; a sheunfas / a seunfaidh* | seunfar |
| conditional | sheunfainn / seunfainn‡‡ | sheunfá / seunfá‡‡ | sheunfadh sé, sí / seunfadh sé, sí‡‡ | sheunfaimis; sheunfadh muid / seunfaimis‡‡; seunfadh muid‡‡ | sheunfadh sibh / seunfadh sibh‡‡ | sheunfaidís; sheunfadh siad / seunfaidís‡‡; seunfadh siad‡‡ | a sheunfadh / a seunfadh* | sheunfaí / seunfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive |||||||||
| present | go seuna mé; go seunad$^†$ | go seuna tú; go seunair$^†$ | go seuna sé, sí | go seunaimid; go seuna muid | go seuna sibh | go seuna siad; go seunaid$^†$ | — | go seuntar |
| past | dá seunainn | dá seuntá | dá seunadh sé, sí | dá seunaimis; dá seunadh muid | dá seunadh sibh | dá seunaidís; dá seunadh siad | — | dá seuntaí |
| imperative |||||||||
| – | seunaim | seun | seunadh sé, sí | seunaimis | seunaigí; seunaidh$^†$ | seunaidís | — | seuntar |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish sén, from Latin signum. Cognate to English sain and Scots sain, which see for more information.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃian/

#### Noun

seun m (genitive seuna, nominative plural seunan or seuntan)
* a charm (for protection)
* the sign of the cross
* protection
* prosperity, fortune

### Etymology 2

According to MacBain, likely derived from the same source as Etymology 1.

#### Noun

seun m (genitive seuna, nominative plural seunan or seuntan)
* denial, refusal, shun

#### Verb

seun (past sheun, future seunaidh, verbal noun seunad, past participle seunte)
* deny, refuse, shun

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “seun”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
* Edward Dwelly (1911) “seun”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN