seirbhíseach
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See also: seirbhiseach
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish seirbísech (“auxiliary, ancillary; a servant, an agent”) (compare Scottish Gaelic seirbhiseach). By surface analysis, seirbhís (“service”) + -ach.
Noun[edit]
seirbhíseach m (genitive singular seirbhísigh, nominative plural seirbhísigh)
- servant, help
- Synonyms: giolla, searbhónta
- vassal
Declension[edit]
Declension of seirbhíseach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seirbhíseach | sheirbhíseach after an, tseirbhíseach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seirbhíseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seirbísech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “seirbhíseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “seirbhíseach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.