seirbheis
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish seirbís (compare Irish seirbhís), from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from servus (“slave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃeɾʲevɪʃ/
Derived terms
- seirbheis chatharra f (“public service”)
- seirbheis nàiseanta f (“national service”)
Related terms
- searbhanta (“servant”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| seirbheis | sheirbheis after "an", t-seirbheis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “seirbís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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