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Irish
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic, though Quiggin suggests a connection to casachtach (“coughing”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ga seá m
- panting, gasping for breath
Bhí ga seá ionnam.- I was gasping for breath.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 428, page 138
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 548.68, page 229; reprinted 1979
- ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania : Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 416, page 125
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “gaiseá”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ga seá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gaiseá”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ga+seá”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024