searbhónta

Irish

Alternative forms

• searbhfhoghantaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish serbḟóntaid, serbóntaid (compare Scottish Gaelic searbhanta), 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 Case Singular Plural Nominative searbhónta searbhóntaí Vocative a searbhónta a searbhóntaí Genitive searbhónta searbhóntaí Dative searbhónta searbhóntaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an searbhónta na searbhóntaí Genitive an searbhónta na searbhóntaí Dative leis an searbhónta don searbhónta leis na searbhóntaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
searbhónta	shearbhónta after an, tsearbhónta	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) “searbhónta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “serb(ḟ)óntaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “searbhónta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “searbhónta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024