searbhónta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • searbhfhoghantaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish serbḟóntaid, serbóntaid (compare Scottish Gaelic searbhanta and Manx sharvaant), based on Anglo-Norman servaunt.

Noun

searbhónta m (genitive singular searbhónta, nominative plural searbhóntaí)

  1. servant
    Synonyms: giolla, seirbhíseach

Declension

Declension of searbhónta (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative searbhónta searbhóntaí
vocative a searbhónta a searbhóntaí
genitive searbhónta searbhóntaí
dative searbhónta searbhóntaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an searbhónta na searbhóntaí
genitive an searbhónta na searbhóntaí
dative leis an searbhónta
don searbhónta 		leis na searbhóntaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of searbhónta
radical lenition eclipsis
searbhónta shearbhónta
after an, tsearbhónta 		not applicable

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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