seach
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃax/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”).[1] Cognate with Welsh heb (“without”).
Preposition
seach (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)
- (literary) by, past, beyond
- other than, rather than, more than
Inflection
Inflection of seach
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | seacham | seachamsa |
| 2d person sing. | seachad | seachadsa |
| 3d sing. masc. | seacha | seachasan |
| 3d sing. fem. | seacha | seachaise |
| 1st person pl. | seachainn | seachainne |
| 2d person pl. | seachaibh | seachaibhse |
| 3d person pl. | seacha | seachasan |
Derived terms
- seachas (“besides, other than, rather than; compared to”)
- seachród
Noun
seach
- Only used in faoi seach
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “seach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 210 x (3)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”)..[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛx/
Preposition
seach
- rather than
- compared to, in comparison with
- Tha e neònach na dhòighean seach iomadh ainmhidh eile.
- It is peculiar in its behaviour compared to many other animals.
- Tha a chòig uiread de dhaoine a’ fuireach ann an Nepal, seach Alba.
- Five times as many people live in Nepal as in Scotland.
- after, past (usually when referring to a sequence)
Usage notes
- The following noun is in the nominative case.
- Placed between two identical words has the meaning of "either" or "neither":
- na creid fear seach fear aca ― don't believe either of them
- cha b' e aon seach aon ― it was neither one nor the other
- chan eil sin cothromach do dh'àite seach àite ― that isn't fair to either place
Derived terms
- fear mu seach
- mu seach
- seach-shlighe
- seach-thìm
- tè mu seach
Related terms
- seachad
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 210 x (3)
West Frisian
Verb
seach
- first/third-person singular simple past of sjen: I/he/she/it saw