seagh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɤɣ/

Noun

seagh m (genitive singular seagha, plural seaghan)

1. meaning, point, sense, purport, import

   Cha do chleachd e am facal san t-seagh seo. ― He didn't use the word in this sense.

   Tha iad ceart, ann an seagh. ― They are right, in a sense / way.

2. discourse, dialogue
3. sense, understanding
4. cause, reason, purpose
5. esteem, value, respect
6. crop (of a bird)

Synonyms

• ciallachadh
• brìgh

Derived terms

• dà-sheaghach (“ambiguous”)
• dà-sheaghachas, dà-sheaghachd (“ambiguity”)
• seaghach, seaghail
• mì-sheagh (“nonsense”)
• mì-sheaghach (“nonsensical”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seagh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN