searbh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish serb (“bitter”), from Proto-Celtic *swerwos (compare Welsh chwerw).
Adjective
searbh (genitive singular masculine searbh, genitive singular feminine seirbhe, plural searbha, comparative seirbhe)
Declension
Declension of searbh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | searbh | shearbh | searbha; shearbha² | |
Vocative | shearbh | searbha | ||
Genitive | seirbhe | searbha | searbh | |
Dative | searbh; shearbh¹ |
shearbh | searbha; shearbha² | |
Comparative | níos seirbhe | |||
Superlative | is seirbhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seirbh
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
searbh | shearbh after an, tsearbh |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 serb ‘bitter’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “searḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 630
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “searbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “searbh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “searbh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish serb (“bitter”), from Proto-Celtic *swerwos (compare Welsh chwerw).
Adjective
searbh (comparative nas / na b' sèirbhe, superlative as / a b' sèirbhe)
- sharp, keen
- pungent, acute, acrid, acrimonious
- sarcastic, bitter, harsh, severe, embittering
- poignant
- shrill, dissonant
- intolerable, disagreeable, distressful, disgusted
- distasteful, sour, tart
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
searbh | shearbh after "an", t-searbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives