seagh

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɤɣ/

Noun

seagh m (genitive singular seagha, plural seaghan)

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.
discourse, dialogue
sense, understanding
cause, reason, purpose
esteem, value, respect
crop (of a bird)

Synonyms

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]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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