seirfeach

Irish

Etymology

From English serf + -ach.

Noun

seirfeach m (genitive singular seirfigh, nominative plural seirfigh)

1. (historical) serf

   Synonyms: daoirseach, daor

2. (historical) villein

   Synonym: viléineach

Declension

Declension of seirfeach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seirfeach seirfigh vocative a sheirfigh a sheirfeacha genitive seirfigh seirfeach dative seirfeach seirfigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an seirfeach na seirfigh genitive an tseirfigh na seirfeach dative leis an seirfeach don seirfeach leis na seirfigh

Derived terms

• seirfeachas m (“serfdom”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seirfeach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seirfeach	sheirfeach after an, tseirfeach	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seirfeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “seirfeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “seirfeach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024