searbh
Irish
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
- “1 serb ‘bitter’” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “searḃ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 630.
- "searbh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- 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.
Scottish Gaelic
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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