Seirbiach
Irish
Etymology
From An tSeirbia (“Serbia”) + -ach.
Adjective
Seirbiach (genitive singular masculine Seirbiaigh, genitive singular feminine Seirbiaiche, plural Seirbiacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Seirbiach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Seirbiach | Sheirbiach | Seirbiacha; Sheirbiacha² | |
| Vocative | Sheirbiach | Seirbiacha | ||
| Genitive | Seirbiaiche | Seirbiacha | Seirbiach | |
| Dative | Seirbiach; Sheirbiach¹ |
Sheirbiach | Seirbiacha; Sheirbiacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Seirbiaiche | |||
| Superlative | is Seirbiaiche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
Declension
Declension of Seirbiach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Seirbiach | Sheirbiach after an, tSeirbiach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Seirbiach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Seirbiach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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