céirseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ciairseach

Etymology

From Middle Irish cíarsech, from cíar (“black, dark”) (whence modern ciar).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈceːɾˠsˠa(x)/, [ˈcɛːɾˠsˠa(x)]

Noun

céirseach f (genitive singular céirsí, nominative plural céirseacha)

1. female blackbird
2. (poetic) song thrush

   Synonym: smólach ceoil

Declension

Declension of céirseach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative céirseach céirseacha vocative a chéirseach a chéirseacha genitive céirsí céirseach dative céirseach céirsigh (archaic, dialectal) céirseacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chéirseach na céirseacha genitive na céirsí na gcéirseach dative leis an gcéirseach leis an gcéirsigh (archaic, dialectal) don chéirseach don chéirsigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na céirseacha

Hypernyms

• lon dubh (“blackbird (regardless of gender)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of céirseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
céirseach	chéirseach	gcéirseach

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “céirseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 133
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céirseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN