searg
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sergaid, seircid (“becomes obsolete; shrinks, diminishes, contracts, wastes away; withers away; ebbs away; causes to diminish, lessen or shrivel up”, verb), from serg. Compare Manx shirg.
Verb
searg (past shearg, future seargaidh, verbal noun seargadh, past participle seargte)
- wither, emaciate, wane, dwindle
- languish, linger
- decay, shrivel
Conjugation
| Tense \\ Voice | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Present | a' seargadh | -- |
| Past | shearg | sheargadh |
| Future | seargaidh | seargar |
| Conditional | sheargadh | sheargtadh |
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| searg | shearg after "an", t-searg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- “sergaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.