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Irish
Etymology From Old Irish serb ( “ bitter ” ) , from Proto-Celtic *swerwos Welsh chwerw
Pronunciation
Adjective searbh (genitive singular masculine searbh genitive singular feminine seirbhe plural searbha comparative seirbhe
bitter sour , acid
Declension
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Archaic vocative/genitive singular masculine and dative singular feminine: seirbh
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
Further reading
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 serb ‘bitter’ ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “searḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 630 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “searbh ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “searbh ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm“searbh ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025 Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal 45 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry 75
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology From Old Irish serb ( “ bitter ” ) , from Proto-Celtic *swerwos Welsh chwerw
Pronunciation
Adjective searbh (comparative nas / na b' sèirbhe , superlative as / a b' sèirbhe )
sharp , keen pungent , acute , acrid , acrimonious sarcastic , bitter , harsh , severe , embittering poignant shrill , dissonant intolerable , disagreeable , distressful , disgusted distasteful , sour , tart
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.