seadh

Irish

Adverb

seadh

1. superseded spelling of sea

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

is +‎ eadh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɤɣ/
• Homophone: seagh

Interjection

seadh

1. (uncommon, chiefly archaic) yes (in answer to a question formed with an eadh)
2. OK, fine, yes (in acknowledgement of an utterance generally)
3. indeed, really (to give emphasis)

Usage notes

• Originally, is eadh answers the question an eadh just as 's e answers the question an e, and in this context simply means "yes". The corresponding answer "no" is chan eadh.
• However, it has since become lexicalized and is often perceived as a single word with a more general affirmative meaning. Nevertheless, it is not an all-purpose word for "yes", which in most cases must be expressed by repetition of the verb in the question being answered.

Alternative forms

• is eadh (mostly obsolete)