géillsine

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish géilsine (“hostageship, rendering of hostages”), céilsine (“service, vassalage; forced service, subjection”).

Noun

géillsine f (genitive singular géillsine)

  1. (literary) hostageship; service, vassalage
  2. subjection, allegiance

Declension

Declension of géillsine (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative géillsine
vocative a ghéillsine
genitive géillsine
dative géillsine
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an ghéillsine
genitive na géillsine
dative leis an ngéillsine
don ghéillsine

Derived terms

  • géillsineach

Mutation

Mutated forms of géillsine
radical lenition eclipsis
géillsine ghéillsine ngéillsine

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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