seachas

Irish

Etymology

From seach (“past, beyond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaxəsˠ/
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔxəsˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæxəsˠ/

Preposition

seachas (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)

1. besides, other than
2. rather than (instead of, in preference to)

Related terms

• seach

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN