seirfeachas

Irish

Etymology

From seirfeach (“serf”) +‎ -as.

Noun

seirfeachas m (genitive singular seirfeachais)

1. (historical) serfdom (in feudal system)

   Synonym: daoirse

2. (figuratively) lowly status

   Synonym: sclábhaíocht

Declension

Declension of seirfeachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative seirfeachas Vocative a sheirfeachais Genitive seirfeachais Dative seirfeachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an seirfeachas Genitive an tseirfeachais Dative leis an seirfeachas don seirfeachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seirfeachas	sheirfeachas after an, tseirfeachas	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) “seirfeachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “seirfeachas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “seirfeachas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.