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

Derived terms edit

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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Further reading edit

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