seachas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sochas
  • seach's, seachus (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From seach (“past, beyond”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

seachas (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)

  1. besides, other than
  2. rather than (instead of, in preference to)

References

  1. ^ “seachas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 287, page 143
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 74, page 20; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 293, page 140

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