searbh
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
searbh (genitive singular masculine searbh, genitive singular feminine seirbhe, plural searbha, comparative seirbhe)
Declension
Declension of searbh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- Entries containing “searbh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “searbh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɾˠɛv/
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| 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. | |
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