seachain

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sechnaid

Pronunciation

Verb

seachain (present analytic seachnaíonn, future analytic seachnóidh, verbal noun seachaint, past participle seachanta)

  1. to avoid

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
seachain sheachain
after an, tseachain
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “seaċnaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish sechnaid

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛxɪn/

Verb

seachain (past sheachain, future seachainidh, verbal noun seachnadh, past participle seachainte)

  1. avoid, evade, abstain
  2. elude or shun
  3. omit
  4. spare
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