seirbhís
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish seirbís (compare Scottish Gaelic seirbheis),[2] from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from servus (“slave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]seirbhís f (genitive singular seirbhíse, nominative plural seirbhísí)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- pianseirbhís f (“penal servitude”)
- pinsean seirbhíse m (“service pension”)
- píopa seirbhíse m (“service-pipe”)
- rúnseirbhís f (“secret service”)
- seirbhís airm f (“army service”)
- seirbhís eaglaise f (“church service”)
- seirbhís mhíleata f (“military service”)
- seirbhís phoiblí f (“public service”)
- seirbhís phoist f (“postal service”)
- seirbhís sláintíochta f (“sanitation service”)
- seirbhís tointeála f (“shuttle service”)
- seirbhíseach m (“servant”)
- státseirbhís f (“civil service”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| seirbhís | sheirbhís after an, tseirbhís |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “seirbhís”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “seirbís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 470, page 126
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 230
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 501 (ii), page 94
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 220
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “seirḃís”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1018; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seirbhís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “seirbhís”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “seirbhís”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026