Séamas

== Irish == === Alternative forms === Séamus, Seumas === Etymology === Borrowed from English James, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, variant form of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Iacób. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃeːmˠəsˠ/ === Proper noun === Séamas m (genitive Séamais) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James or Jacob (biblical) James (book of the Bible; either of the two apostles) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (letter of James): Litir Naomh Séamas ==== Derived terms ==== Naomh Séamas (“Saint James”) Séamaisín (“Jimmy”) Soiscéal Shéamais (“the Gospel of James”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: Seamus, Shamus === Mutation === === References ===