seanmhair
/ˈʃɛ̃ˈnɛ̃.vɛɾʲ/feminine
The Gaelic word for grandmother is seanmhair.
seanmhair is used to refer to the mother of someone's parent.
Meaning: mother of someone's parent (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
seanmhair is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈʃɛ̃ˈnɛ̃.vɛɾʲ/. The word has 3 syllables, and the stress is on the first syllable.
Did you know?
- Gaelic kinship terms are highly specific, and there are distinct ways to differentiate between a maternal and paternal grandmother in conversational contexts.
- In Gaelic culture, the seanmhair historically held a central role in passing down oral histories and folklore to children through storytelling.
- The word seanmhair is built from two components that literally mean 'old' and 'mother'.
Example sentences for Gaelic are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grandmother” translations and entries seanmhair, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries seanmhair, CC BY-SA 4.0.
