Irish

Preposition

seach ‎(plus nominative, triggers no mutation)

1. (literary) by, past, beyond
2. other than, rather than, more than

Inflection

Derived terms

• seachas ‎(“besides, other than, rather than; compared to”)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sech.

Preposition

seach

1. rather than
2. compared to, in comparison with

   tha e neònach na dhòighean seach iomadh ainmhidh eile - it is peculiar in its behaviour compared to many other animals

   tha a chòig uiread de dhaoine a’ fuireach ann an Nepal, seach Alba - five times as many people live in Nepal as in Scotland

3. after, past (usually when referring to a sequence)

Usage notes

• The folowing noun is in the nominative case.
• Placed between two identical words has the meaning of "either" or "neither":

  na creid fear seach fear aca - don't believe either of them

  cha b' e aon seach aon - it was neither one nor the other

  chan eil sin cothromach do dh'àite seach àite - that isn't fair to either place

Derived terms

• fear mu seach, tè mu seach - one by one
• mu seach - alternately
• seach-shlighe - diversion (route)
• seach-thìm - overtime (work)

Related terms

• seachad

West Frisian

Etymology

Compare Middle English saugh

Verb

seach

1. saw, first and third person singular, simple past, of verb sjen