seachain
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃaxənʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈʃæxənʲ/
Verb
editseachain (present analytic seachnaíonn, future analytic seachnóidh, verbal noun seachaint, past participle seachanta)
- to avoid, evade, shun
- Ní féidir iad a sheachaint. ― It's impossible to avoid them.
- to take care, to mind
- Seachain na smugairle róin. ― Mind the seal spit.
- to yield
Conjugation
editconjugation of seachain (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
edit- dosheachanta (“inevitable”, adjective)
- inseachanta (“avoidable”, adjective)
- seachantach (“elusive”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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seachain | sheachain after an, tseachain |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seaċnaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 623
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sechnaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seachain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editseachain (past sheachain, future seachainidh, verbal noun seachnadh, past participle seachainte)
Conjugation
editConjugation of seachain (regular)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | |||
independent | past | sheachain mi | sheachain tu | sheachain e/i | sheachain sinn | sheachain sibh | sheachain iad | sheachaineadh |
future | seachainidh mi | seachainidh tu | seachainidh e/i | seachainidh sinn | seachainidh sibh | seachainidh iad | seachainear seachaintear | |
conditional | sheachaininn | sheachaineadh tu | sheachaineadh e/i | sheachaineamaid sheachaineadh sinn |
sheachaineadh sibh | sheachaineadh iad | sheachainteadh sheachainist1 sheachainiste1 | |
negative | past | cha do sheachain mi | cha do sheachain tu | cha do sheachain e/i | cha do sheachain sinn | cha do sheachain sibh | cha do sheachain iad | cha do sheachaineadh |
future | cha sheachain mi | cha sheachain tu | cha sheachain e/i | cha sheachain sinn | cha sheachain sibh | cha sheachain iad | cha sheachainear cha sheachaintear | |
conditional | cha sheachaininn | cha sheachaineadh tu | cha sheachaineadh e/i | cha sheachaineamaid cha sheachaineadh sinn |
cha sheachaineadh sibh | cha sheachaineadh iad | cha sheachainteadh cha sheachainist1 cha sheachainiste1 | |
affirmative interrogative |
past | an do sheachain mi? | an do sheachain tu? | an do sheachain e/i? | an do sheachain sinn? | an do sheachain sibh? | an do sheachain iad? | an do sheachaineadh? |
future | an seachain mi? | an seachain tu? | an seachain e/i? | an seachain sinn? | an seachain sibh? | an seachain iad? | an seachainear? an seachaintear? | |
conditional | an seachaininn? | an seachaineadh tu? | an seachaineadh e/i? | an seachaineamaid? an seachaineadh sinn? |
an seachaineadh sibh? | an seachaineadh iad? | an seachainteadh? an seachainist?1 an seachainiste?1 | |
negative interrogative |
past | nach do sheachain mi? | nach do sheachain tu? | nach do sheachain e/i? | nach do sheachain sinn? | nach do sheachain sibh? | nach do sheachain iad? | nach do sheachaineadh? |
future | nach seachain mi? | nach seachain tu? | nach seachain e/i? | nach seachain sinn? | nach seachain sibh? | nach seachain iad? | nach seachainear? nach seachaintear? | |
conditional | nach seachaininn? | nach seachaineadh tu? | nach seachaineadh e/i? | nach seachaineamaid? nach seachaineadh sinn? |
nach seachaineadh sibh? | nach seachaineadh iad? | nach seachainteadh? nach seachainist?1 nach seachainiste?1 | |
relative future |
affirmative | (ma) sheachaineas mi | (ma) sheachaineas tu | (ma) sheachaineas e/i | (ma) sheachaineas sinn | (ma) sheachaineas sibh | (ma) sheachaineas iad | (ma) sheachainear |
negative | (mur) seachain mi | (mur) seachain tu | (mur) seachain e/i | (mur) seachain sinn | (mur) seachain sibh | (mur) seachain iad | (mur) seachainear (mur) seachaintear | |
imperative | seachaineam | seachain | seachaineadh e/i | seachaineamaid | seachainibh | seachaineadh iad | seachainear seachaintear | |
stem | seachain | |||||||
verbal noun | seachnadh | |||||||
past participle | seachainte |
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