seachain

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish sechnaid.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

seachain (present analytic seachnaíonn, future analytic seachnóidh, verbal noun seachaint, past participle seachanta)

  1. to avoid, evade, shun
    Ní féidir iad a sheachaint.It's impossible to avoid them.
  2. to take care, to mind
    Seachain na smugairle róin.Mind the seal spit.
  3. to yield

Conjugation[edit]

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
seachain sheachain
after an, tseachain
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish sechnaid.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

seachain (past sheachain, future seachainidh, verbal noun seachnadh, past participle seachainte)

  1. avoid, evade, abstain
  2. elude or shun
  3. omit
  4. spare