Dictionary look-up word
seas
Verbal Noun
seasamh
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' seasamh |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' seasamh |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' seasamh |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' seasamh |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' seasamh |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' seasamh |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' seasamh |
| Impersonal | thathar a' seasamh |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' seasamh |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' seasamh |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' seasamh |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' seasamh |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' seasamh |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' seasamh |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' seasamh |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' seasamh |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | sheas mi |
| Sg.2 | sheas thu |
| Sg.3m | sheas e |
| Sg.3f | sheas i |
| Pl.1 | sheas sinn |
| Pl.2 | sheas sibh |
| Pl.3 | sheas iad |
| Impersonal | sheasadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do sheas mi |
| Sg.2 | do sheas thu |
| Sg.3m | do sheas e |
| Sg.3f | do sheas i |
| Pl.1 | do sheas sinn |
| Pl.2 | do sheas sibh |
| Pl.3 | do sheas iad |
| Impersonal | do sheasadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | seasaidh mi |
| Sg.2 | seasaidh thu |
| Sg.3m | seasaidh e |
| Sg.3f | seasaidh i |
| Pl.1 | seasaidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | seasaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | seasaidh iad |
| Impersonal | seasar |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | sheasas mi |
| Sg.2 | sheasas thu |
| Sg.3m | sheasas e |
| Sg.3f | sheasas i |
| Pl.1 | sheasas sinn |
| Pl.2 | sheasas sibh |
| Pl.3 | sheasas iad |
| Impersonal | sheasar |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | seas mi |
| Sg.2 | seas thu |
| Sg.3m | seas e |
| Sg.3f | seas i |
| Pl.1 | seas sinn |
| Pl.2 | seas sibh |
| Pl.3 | seas iad |
| Impersonal | seasar |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | sheasainn mi |
| Sg.2 | sheasadh thu |
| Sg.3m | sheasadh e |
| Sg.3f | sheasadh i |
| Pl.1 | sheasamaid sinn; sheasadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | sheasadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | sheasadh iad |
| Impersonal | sheaste |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | seasainn mi |
| Sg.2 | seasadh thu |
| Sg.3m | seasadh e |
| Sg.3f | seasadh i |
| Pl.1 | seasamaid sinn; seasadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | seasadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | seasadh iad |
| Impersonal | seaste |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | seasam |
| Sg.2 | seas |
| Sg.3m | seasadh e |
| Sg.3f | seasadh i |
| Pl.1 | seasamaid |
| Pl.2 | seasaibh |
| Pl.3 | seasadh iad |
| Impersonal | seasar |
Etymology
From earlier seasamh, denominative from the verbal noun seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, verbal noun of sissidir, from Proto-Celtic *sistati, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, reduplicated present of *steh₂-. See: Proto-Indo-European '
*stísteh₂ti'.
Translations
aid, to support
back, to support
endure, to last
foot, pay
last, to endure, continue over time
last, to hold out
pay, pay
stand, to remain motionless
stand, to undergo; withstand; hold up
stand, to place in an upright or standing position
support, to support
support, to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
truss, to support