seach
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”).[1] Cognate with Welsh heb (“without”).
Preposition[edit]
seach (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)
- (literary) by, past, beyond
- other than, rather than, more than
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of seach
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
seach
- Only used in faoi seach
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 210 x (3)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”)..[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 210 x (3)
West Frisian[edit]
Verb[edit]
seach
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