banseirbhíseach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- +‎ seirbhíseach (“servant”).

Noun

banseirbhíseach m (genitive singular banseirbhísigh, nominative plural banseirbhísigh)

1. maidservant
2. (biblical) handmaid

Declension

Declension of banseirbhíseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative banseirbhíseach banseirbhísigh Vocative a bhanseirbhísigh a bhanseirbhíseacha Genitive banseirbhísigh banseirbhíseach Dative banseirbhíseach banseirbhísigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an banseirbhíseach na banseirbhísigh Genitive an bhanseirbhísigh na mbanseirbhíseach Dative leis an mbanseirbhíseach don bhanseirbhíseach leis na banseirbhísigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banseirbhíseach	bhanseirbhíseach	mbanseirbhíseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “banseirbhíseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banseirbhíseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN