seirbhíseach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish seirbísech (“auxiliary, ancillary; a servant, an agent”) (compare Scottish Gaelic seirbhiseach). By surface analysis, seirbhís (“service”) +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃeɾʲəˈvʲiːʃəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɾʲəvʲiːʃəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃeɾʲəvʲiːʃa(x)/ === Noun === seirbhíseach m (genitive singular seirbhísigh, nominative plural seirbhísigh) servant, help Synonyms: giolla, searbhónta vassal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== banseirbhíseach m (“maidservant”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “seirḃíseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1018; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “seirbhíseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “seirbhíseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “seirbhíseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026