seach
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Preposition
seach (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)
- (literary) by, past, beyond
- other than, rather than, more than
Inflection
Inflection of seach
Derived terms
- seachas (“besides, other than, rather than; compared to”)
Etymology 2
Noun
seach
- Only used in faoi seach
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “seach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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, tè mu seach - one by one
- mu seach - alternately
- seach-shlighe - diversion (route)
- seach-thìm - overtime (work)
Related terms
West Frisian
Verb
seach
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