searbhónta
Irish
Alternative forms
- searbhfhoghantaidhe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish serbḟóntaid, serbóntaid (compare Scottish Gaelic searbhanta), based on Anglo-Norman servaunt.
Noun
searbhónta m (genitive singular searbhónta, nominative plural searbhóntaí)
- servant
- Synonyms: giolla, seirbhíseach
Declension
Declension of searbhónta
Fourth declension
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| searbhónta | shearbhónta after an, tsearbhónta |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “searbhónta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “serb(ḟ)óntaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “searbhónta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “searbhónta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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