seagh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɤɣ/
Noun
seagh m (genitive singular seagha, plural seaghan)
- meaning, point, sense, purport, import
- Cha do chleachd e am facal san t-seagh seo. ― He didn't use the word in this sense.
- Tha iad ceart, ann an seagh. ― They are right, in a sense / way.
- discourse, dialogue
- sense, understanding
- cause, reason, purpose
- esteem, value, respect
- crop (of a bird)
Synonyms
- ciallachadh
- brìgh
Derived terms
- dà-sheaghach (“ambiguous”)
- dà-sheaghachas, dà-sheaghachd (“ambiguity”)
- seaghach, seaghail
- mì-sheagh (“nonsense”)
- mì-sheaghach (“nonsensical”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “seagh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN