Irish

Noun

searc f ‎(genitive singular seirce or searca, nominative plural searca)

1. love
2. beloved one

Declension

Alternative declension

Derived terms

• ball seirce ‎(“love spot, patch”)
• duailín seirce ‎(“kiss curl”)
• foráil seirce ‎(“excess of love”)
• snaidhm seirce ‎(“true-love knot”)

Etymology 2

Noun

searc m ‎(genitive singular searca, nominative plural searcanna)

1. Alternative form of siorc ‎(“shark”)

Declension

Mutation

References

• "searc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “searc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.