girseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• giorsach, girrseach

Etymology

from gearr (short) + -seach (feminine ending suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɪɾˠsˠa(h)/

Noun

girseach f (genitive singular girsí, nominative plural girseacha)

1. (Ulster) (young) girl

   Synonym: cailín

2. (Ulster) girlfriend

   Synonym: cailín

Declension

Declension of girseach (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative girseach girseacha vocative a ghirseach a ghirseacha genitive girsí girseach dative girseach girsigh (archaic, dialectal) girseacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ghirseach na girseacha genitive na girsí na ngirseach dative leis an ngirseach leis an ngirsigh (archaic, dialectal) don ghirseach don ghirsigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na girseacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of girseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
girseach	ghirseach	ngirseach

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

Further reading

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