seirbhíseach

See also: seirbhiseach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish seirbísech (“auxiliary, ancillary; a servant, an agent”) (compare Scottish Gaelic seirbhiseach). By surface analysis, seirbhís (“service”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

seirbhíseach m (genitive singular seirbhísigh, nominative plural seirbhísigh)

  1. servant, help
    Synonyms: giolla, searbhónta
  2. vassal

Declension

Declension of seirbhíseach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seirbhíseach seirbhísigh
vocative a sheirbhísigh a sheirbhíseacha
genitive seirbhísigh seirbhíseach
dative seirbhíseach seirbhísigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seirbhíseach na seirbhísigh
genitive an tseirbhísigh na seirbhíseach
dative leis an seirbhíseach
don seirbhíseach 		leis na seirbhísigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of seirbhíseach
radical lenition eclipsis
seirbhíseach sheirbhíseach
after an, tseirbhíseach 		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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