géillsine

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish géilsine (“hostageship, rendering of hostages”), céilsine (“service, vassalage; forced service, subjection”).

Noun

géillsine f (genitive singular géillsine)

1. (literary) hostageship; service, vassalage
2. subjection, allegiance

Declension

Declension of géillsine (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative géillsine vocative a ghéillsine genitive géillsine dative géillsine forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghéillsine genitive na géillsine dative leis an ngéillsine don ghéillsine

Derived terms

• géillsineach

Mutation

Mutated forms of géillsine

radical	lenition	eclipsis
géillsine	ghéillsine	ngéillsine

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