Scottish Gaelic

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

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9