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sea

[ʃa]

adv

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. yes (to copula questions)
  2. right, well (topic introducer)
  3. yes
  4. A special word used to say yes specifically when answering a question that starts with the copula 'is'. It can also be used as a conversational filler.
Examples

An múinteoir tú? Sea.

Are you a teacher? Yes.

Pronunciationʃa

Part of speechadv

Usage noteOnly use this for questions involving the copula 'is'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.