géillsine

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish géilsine (“hostageship, rendering of hostages”), céilsine (“service, vassalage; forced service, subjection”).

Noun

géillsine f (genitive singular géillsine)

1. (literary) hostageship; service, vassalage
2. subjection, allegiance

Declension

Declension of géillsine

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative géillsine Vocative a ghéillsine Genitive géillsine Dative géillsine

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghéillsine Genitive na géillsine Dative leis an ngéillsine don ghéillsine

Derived terms

• géillsineach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
géillsine	ghéillsine	ngéillsine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.