seirfeach

Irish

Etymology

From English serf + -ach.

Noun

seirfeach m (genitive singular seirfigh, nominative plural seirfigh)

1. (historical) serf

   Synonyms: daoirseach, daor

2. (historical) villein

   Synonym: viléineach

Declension

Declension of seirfeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative seirfeach seirfigh Vocative a sheirfigh a sheirfeacha Genitive seirfigh seirfeach Dative seirfeach seirfigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an seirfeach na seirfigh Genitive an tseirfigh na seirfeach Dative leis an seirfeach don seirfeach leis na seirfigh

Derived terms

• seirfeachas m (“serfdom”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seirfeach	sheirfeach after an, tseirfeach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seirfeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “seirfeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “seirfeach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.