searbhas

Irish

Etymology

From searbh +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾˠuːsˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾˠəwəsˠ/

Noun

searbhas m (genitive singular searbhais)

1. bitterness, sourness, acidity

Declension

Declension of searbhas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative searbhas vocative a searbhais genitive searbhais dative searbhas forms with the definite article singular nominative an searbhas genitive an searbhais dative leis an searbhas don searbhas

Descendants

• → Yola: sharoos

Further reading

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