Seirbiach

Irish

Etymology

From An tSeirbia (“Serbia”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Seirbiach (genitive singular masculine Seirbiaigh, genitive singular feminine Seirbiaiche, plural Seirbiacha, not comparable)

  1. Serbian, Serb

Declension
Declension of Seirbiach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Seirbiach Sheirbiach Seirbiacha;
Sheirbiacha²
Vocative Sheirbiach Seirbiacha
Genitive Seirbiaiche Seirbiacha Seirbiach
Dative Seirbiach;
Sheirbiach¹		 Sheirbiach Seirbiacha;
Sheirbiacha²
Comparative níos Seirbiaiche
Superlative is Seirbiaiche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Seirbiach m (genitive singular Seirbiaigh, nominative plural Seirbiaigh)

  1. Serb, Serbian

Declension
Declension of Seirbiach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Seirbiach Seirbiaigh
Vocative a Sheirbiaigh a Sheirbiacha
Genitive Seirbiaigh Seirbiach
Dative Seirbiach Seirbiaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Seirbiach na Seirbiaigh
Genitive an tSeirbiaigh na Seirbiach
Dative leis an Seirbiach

don Seirbiach

 leis na Seirbiaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Seirbiach Sheirbiach
after an, tSeirbiach		 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) “Seirbiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Seirbiach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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