seach
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 (+ nominative)
- 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
- 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