searg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sergaid, seircid (becomes obsolete; shrinks, diminishes, contracts, wastes away; withers away; ebbs away; causes to diminish, lessen or shrivel up, verb), from serg. Compare Manx shirg.

Verb

searg (past shearg, future seargaidh, verbal noun seargadh, past participle seargte)

  1. wither, emaciate, wane, dwindle
  2. languish, linger
  3. decay, shrivel

Conjugation

Conjugation of searg (regular)
stem searg
verbal noun seargadh
past participle seargta
independent dependent
active passive active passive
past shearg sheargadh shearg sheargadh
future seargaidh seargar
seargtar
searg seargar
seargtar
conditional 1st singular sheargainn sheargtadh
sheargaist1
sheargaiste1
sheargainn sheargtadh
sheargaist1
sheargaiste1
1st plural sheargamaid
sheargadh sinn
sheargamaid
sheargadh sinn
2nd & 3rd sheargadh sheargadh
relative
future
sheargas sheargar
imperative 1st singular seargam seargar
seargtar
2nd singular searg
3rd singular seargadh
1st plural seargamaid
2nd plural seargaibh
3rd plural seargadh

1 Lewis dialect form

Combined conjugation of searg (regular)
stem searg
verbal noun seargadh
past participle seargta
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past shearg mi shearg thu shearg e/i shearg sinn shearg sibh shearg iad sheargadh
future seargaidh mi seargaidh tu seargaidh e/i seargaidh sinn seargaidh sibh seargaidh iad seargar
seargtar
conditional sheargainn sheargadh tu sheargadh e/i sheargamaid
sheargadh sinn
sheargadh sibh sheargadh iad sheargtadh
sheargaist1
sheargaiste1
negative past cha do shearg mi cha do shearg thu cha do shearg e/i cha do shearg sinn cha do shearg sibh cha do shearg iad cha do sheargadh
future cha shearg mi cha shearg thu cha shearg e/i cha shearg sinn cha shearg sibh cha shearg iad cha sheargar
cha sheargtar
conditional cha sheargainn cha sheargadh tu cha sheargadh e/i cha sheargamaid
cha sheargadh sinn
cha sheargadh sibh cha sheargadh iad cha sheargtadh
cha sheargaist1
cha sheargaiste1
affirmative
interrogative
past an do shearg mi? an do shearg thu? an do shearg e/i? an do shearg sinn? an do shearg sibh? an do shearg iad? an do sheargadh?
future an searg mi? an searg thu? an searg e/i? an searg sinn? an searg sibh? an searg iad? an seargar?
an seargtar?
conditional an seargainn? an seargadh tu? an seargadh e/i? an seargamaid?
an seargadh sinn?
an seargadh sibh? an seargadh iad? an seargtadh?
an seargaist?1
an seargaiste?1
negative
interrogative
past nach do shearg mi? nach do shearg thu? nach do shearg e/i? nach do shearg sinn? nach do shearg sibh? nach do shearg iad? nach do sheargadh?
future nach searg mi? nach searg thu? nach searg e/i? nach searg sinn? nach searg sibh? nach searg iad? nach seargar?
nach seargtar?
conditional nach seargainn? nach seargadh tu? nach seargadh e/i? nach seargamaid?
nach seargadh sinn?
nach seargadh sibh? nach seargadh iad? nach seargtadh?
nach seargaist?1
nach seargaiste?1
relative
future
affirmative (ma) sheargas mi (ma) sheargas thu (ma) sheargas e/i (ma) sheargas sinn (ma) sheargas sibh (ma) sheargas iad (ma) sheargar
negative (mur) searg mi (mur) searg thu (mur) searg e/i (mur) searg sinn (mur) searg sibh (mur) searg iad (mur) seargar
(mur) seargtar
imperative seargam searg seargadh e/i seargamaid seargaibh seargadh iad seargar
seargtar

1 Lewis dialect form

Mutation

Mutation of searg
radical lenition
searg shearg
after "an", t-searg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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