pianseirbhís

Irish

Etymology

From pian +‎ seirbhís.

Noun

pianseirbhís f (genitive singular pianseirbhíse)

1. (historical, law enforcement) penal servitude

Declension

Declension of pianseirbhís (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative pianseirbhís vocative a phianseirbhís genitive pianseirbhíse dative pianseirbhís forms with the definite article case singular nominative an phianseirbhís genitive na pianseirbhíse dative leis an bpianseirbhís don phianseirbhís

Related terms

• pianúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of pianseirbhís

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pianseirbhís	phianseirbhís	bpianseirbhís

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) “pianseirbhís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pianseirbhís”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pianseirbhís”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024