seacaid
/ˈʃɛxkatʲ/feminine
The Gaelic word for jacket is seacaid.
seacaid refers to a piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse.
Meaning: piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
seacaid is a feminine noun. When you want to say "the jacket", use the definite article an, resulting in an seacaid.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈʃɛxkatʲ/
Did you know?
- The word seacaid originates from the Middle French diminutive jacquet, meaning a 'little jacket'.
- The pronunciation of seacaid involves a voiceless palatal fricative, a sound that does not exist in standard English.
- Gaelic uses a system called lenition where the first letter of seacaid might change if the word follows certain adjectives, though its root remains recognizable.
Examples in context
- Dè cho blàth 's a tha do jàcaid ùr sin?How warm is your new jacket?
- Seall air an seacaid gorm.Look at the blue jacket.
Example conversation
Isla and Callum are getting ready to go outside.
- IslaA bheil an seacaid agad an seo, a Callum?Is your jacket here, Callum?
- CallumCha chiComposable mi e, a Isla.I don't see it, Isla.
- IslaTha an seacaid agad air an uachdar.Your jacket is on the chair.
- CallumO, tapadh leat!Oh, thank you!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jacket” translations and entries seacaid, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries seacaid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
