TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
seisean, emphatic pron. 3 sg. m. He. 1. (Subject of vb.) Tá ~ cinnte de, ach níl mise, he is certain of it, but I am not. Rinne ~ rud nach ndéanfása, he did something that you wouldn’t do. 2. (Used as emphatic suffix) A chuid ~ den obair, his share of the work. Ní hé a mhac ~ ach mo mhacsa a labhair leat, it was not his son but my son who spoke to you.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar seisean, sise, siadsan, said he, she, they.
~ a bhí ann bhí seisean ann, he was there, whoever else.
Chuaigh seisean an t-áth agus mise an ~, he went by the ford and I crossed over the stepping-stones.
Ar seisean, de ghlór ard, said he, in a loud voice.
Tá seisean gach aon, gach uile, ~ chomh dona leo, he is every bit as bad as them.
Tá ~ beo go fóill ach níl seisean, she (the wife) is still alive but he (the husband) is not.
Chuaigh seisean an t-áth agus mise an clochán, he went by the ford and I went by the stepping-stones.