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: Case Singular Plural Nominative seirbhíseach seirbhísigh Vocative a sheirbhísigh a sheirbhíseacha Genitive seirbhísigh seirbhíseach Dative seirbhíseach seirbhísigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seirbhíseach na seirbhísigh Genitive an tseirbhísigh na seirbhíseach Dative leis an seirbhíseach don seirbhíseach leis na seirbhísigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• 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.