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seanchas.

the body of historical, genealogical, etc., information that has been handed down by tradition

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃan̪ˠəxəsˠ//ˈʃanˠəxəsˠ/
  1. the body of historical, genealogical, etc., information that has been handed down by tradition

    masculine
  2. history, lore, ancient tale (such as a fairy tale), account

    literary · masculine
  3. ancient law

    literary · masculine
  4. pedigree

    masculine
  5. storytelling, gossiping; chatting, inquiring about another's health, etc.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish senchas, senchus (“old tales, ancient history, tradition; genealogy; traditional law”), from senchae (“custodian of tradition, historian”) + -as, -us; senchae is from *seno-kʷoisos (literally “old witness”), from Proto-Celtic *senos (“old”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sénos), plus a derivative of *kʷiseti (“to see”); see ad·cí for more. By surface analysis, seancha (“genealogist, historigrapher”) + -as.

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