different between sean vs john

English

Noun

sean (plural seans)

1. Alternative form of seine

Verb

sean (third-person singular simple present seans, present participle seaning, simple past and past participle seaned)

1. Alternative form of seine
   • 1874, Edmund William Hunt Holdsworth, Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats (page 157)

     Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards […]

Anagrams

• ENSA, Esan, NAEs, NESA, Nase, Sena, eans, nase, sane

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian s?nas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?an?/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /?æ?n?/

Adjective

sean (comparative sine) (used predicatively)

1. old

Usage notes

• When used attributively, the prefix sean- is used instead.

Noun

sean m (genitive singular sean, nominative plural seana)

1. senior, ancestor
2. oldness; old thing

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• "sean" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 sen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• seann

Etymology

From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian s?nas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n/

Adjective

sean (comparative sine)

1. old

Derived terms

Further reading

• “sean” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 sen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sean/, [?se.ãn]

Verb

sean

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of ser.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of ser.
3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of ser.

Volapük

Noun

sean (nominative plural seans)

1. ocean (large body of water)

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• John

Etymology

From the male given name John (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in generic contexts. Its use for toilets derive from John and Cousin John, which both probably relate to jacques and jakes, used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??n/

Noun

john (plural johns)

1. (slang) A prostitute's client.
   • 2004, Dennis Cooper, The Sluts, page 233

     In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.

   • 2013, McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford (2013 SCC 72), para. 62

     In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.

2. (slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
3. (slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia.
4. A male mule.

Synonyms

• (prostitute's client): See Thesaurus:prostitute's client
• (device or place for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:chamber pot, Thesaurus:toilet, and Thesaurus:bathroom

Derived terms

• johnny house
• port-o-john

Translations

References

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• giehn, gohn (Moselle Franconian)
• jonn (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German g?n, from Proto-Germanic *g?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j??n/

Verb

john (third-person singular present jeht, past tense jeng, past participle jejange)

1. (Ripuarian) to go