banseirbhíseach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- +‎ seirbhíseach (“servant”).

Noun

banseirbhíseach m (genitive singular banseirbhísigh, nominative plural banseirbhísigh)

1. maidservant
2. (biblical) handmaid

Declension

Declension of banseirbhíseach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative banseirbhíseach banseirbhísigh vocative a bhanseirbhísigh a bhanseirbhíseacha genitive banseirbhísigh banseirbhíseach dative banseirbhíseach banseirbhísigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an banseirbhíseach na banseirbhísigh genitive an bhanseirbhísigh na mbanseirbhíseach dative leis an mbanseirbhíseach don bhanseirbhíseach leis na banseirbhísigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of banseirbhíseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banseirbhíseach	bhanseirbhíseach	mbanseirbhíseach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “banseirbhíseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banseirbhíseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN