girseach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • giorsach, girrseach

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɪɾˠsˠa(h)/

Noun

girseach f (genitive singular girsí, nominative plural girseacha)

  1. (Ulster) (young) girl
    Synonym: cailín
  2. (Ulster) girlfriend
    Synonym: cailín

Declension
Declension of girseach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative girseach girseacha
Vocative a ghirseach a ghirseacha
Genitive girsí girseach
Dative girseach
girsigh (archaic, dialectal)		 girseacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghirseach na girseacha
Genitive na girsí na ngirseach
Dative leis an ngirseach
leis an ngirsigh (archaic, dialectal)

don ghirseach
don ghirsigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na girseacha

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
girseach ghirseach ngirseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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