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searbh
searbh
Irish
Adjective
searbh (genitive singular masculine searbh, genitive singular feminine seirbhe, plural searbha, comparative seirbhe)
Declension
Declension of searbh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | searbh | shearbh | searbha; shearbha² |
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| Vocative | shearbh | searbha | ||
| Genitive | seseirbhe | searbha | searbh | |
| Dative | searbh; shearbh¹ |
shearbh; shearbh (archaic) |
searbha; shearbha² |
|
| Comparative | níos seseirbhe | |||
| Superlative | is seseirbhe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| searbh | shearbh after an, tsearbh |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish serb (“bitter”), from Proto-Celtic *swerwos (compare Welsh chwerw).
Adjective
searbh (comparative nas / na b' sèirbhe, superlative as / a b' sèirbhe)