searbhanta

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish serbḟóntaid, serbóntaid (compare modern Irish searbhónta), based on Anglo-Norman servaunt.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈʃaˈravɔn̪ˠt̪/[1]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛˈravanʌ/[2]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛˈrɛ.ən̪ˠt̪ə/[3]
  • (South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛrɑn̪ˠt̪ə/[4]

Noun

searbhanta m or f (genitive singular searbhanta, plural searbhantan)

  1. servant
    Synonym: seirbhiseach

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of searbhanta
radical lenition
searbhanta shearbhanta
after "an", t-searbhanta

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 435
  4. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 208

Further reading

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