"seagh" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See seagh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃɤɣ/ Forms: seagha [genitive, singular], seaghan [plural]
Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|seagha|||||||plural|seaghan||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} seagh m (genitive singular seagha, plural seaghan), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=seagha|pl=seaghan}} seagh m (genitive singular seagha, plural seaghan)
  1. meaning, point, sense, purport, import Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seagh-gd-noun-vVZRXqtk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 21 19 17 19 5 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 14 28 12 2
  2. discourse, dialogue Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seagh-gd-noun-neKGb6Xe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 21 19 17 19 5 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 14 28 12 2
  3. sense, understanding Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seagh-gd-noun-LGz8b9ge Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 21 19 17 19 5 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 14 28 12 2
  4. cause, reason, purpose Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seagh-gd-noun-5urUAOlu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 21 19 17 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 19 18 27 17 2 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 14 28 12 2
  5. esteem, value, respect Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seagh-gd-noun-T5iptrni Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 21 19 17 19 5 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 14 28 12 2
  6. crop (of a bird) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-seagh-gd-noun-ztE99gP8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ciallachadh, brìgh Derived forms: dà-sheaghach (english: ambiguous), dà-sheaghachas, dà-sheaghachd (english: ambiguity), seaghach, seaghail, mì-sheagh (english: nonsense), mì-sheaghach (english: nonsensical)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ambiguous",
      "word": "dà-sheaghach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dà-sheaghachas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ambiguity",
      "word": "dà-sheaghachd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seaghach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seaghail"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "nonsense",
      "word": "mì-sheagh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "nonsensical",
      "word": "mì-sheaghach"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "seagha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seaghan",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "seaghan",
        "19": "",
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        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
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        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
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        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "seagh m (genitive singular seagha, plural seaghan)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "18 21 19 17 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 14 28 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
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              33,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He didn't use the word in this sense.",
          "text": "Cha do chleachd e am facal san t-seagh seo.",
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        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "They are right, in a sense / way.",
          "text": "Tha iad ceart, ann an seagh.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-seagh-gd-noun-vVZRXqtk",
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        ],
        [
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          "point"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "purport",
          "purport"
        ],
        [
          "import",
          "import"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "18 25 14 28 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "discourse, dialogue"
      ],
      "id": "en-seagh-gd-noun-neKGb6Xe",
      "links": [
        [
          "discourse",
          "discourse"
        ],
        [
          "dialogue",
          "dialogue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 21 19 17 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 14 28 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sense, understanding"
      ],
      "id": "en-seagh-gd-noun-LGz8b9ge",
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        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 21 19 17 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 19 18 27 17 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 14 28 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cause, reason, purpose"
      ],
      "id": "en-seagh-gd-noun-5urUAOlu",
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 21 19 17 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 14 28 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "esteem, value, respect"
      ],
      "id": "en-seagh-gd-noun-T5iptrni",
      "links": [
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crop (of a bird)"
      ],
      "id": "en-seagh-gd-noun-ztE99gP8",
      "links": [
        [
          "crop",
          "crop"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɤɣ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seadh"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ciallachadh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brìgh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seagh"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms with homophones",
    "gd-noun 2"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ambiguous",
      "word": "dà-sheaghach"
    },
    {
      "word": "dà-sheaghachas"
    },
    {
      "english": "ambiguity",
      "word": "dà-sheaghachd"
    },
    {
      "word": "seaghach"
    },
    {
      "word": "seaghail"
    },
    {
      "english": "nonsense",
      "word": "mì-sheagh"
    },
    {
      "english": "nonsensical",
      "word": "mì-sheaghach"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seagha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seaghan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "18": "seaghan",
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        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "f10accel-form": "genpl",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
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        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
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        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
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        "g": "m",
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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        "gen": "seagha",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              33,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He didn't use the word in this sense.",
          "text": "Cha do chleachd e am facal san t-seagh seo.",
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        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "They are right, in a sense / way.",
          "text": "Tha iad ceart, ann an seagh.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meaning, point, sense, purport, import"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "sense",
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        ],
        [
          "purport",
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        ],
        [
          "import",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sense, understanding"
      ],
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        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cause, reason, purpose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "esteem, value, respect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crop (of a bird)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crop",
          "crop"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɤɣ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seadh"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ciallachadh"
    },
    {
      "word": "brìgh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seagh"
}

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