seirbheis
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish seirbís (compare Irish seirbhís), from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from servus (“slave”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
seirbheis f (genitive singular seirbheise, plural seirbheisean)
Derived terms[edit]
- seirbheis chatharra f (“public service”)
- seirbheis nàiseanta f (“national service”)
Related terms[edit]
- searbhanta (“servant”)
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| seirbheis | sheirbheis after "an", t-seirbheis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seirbís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language