géillsine

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish géilsine (“hostageship, rendering of hostages”), céilsine (“service, vassalage; forced service, subjection”).

Noun

géillsine f (genitive singular géillsine)

  1. (literary) hostageship; service, vassalage
  2. subjection, allegiance

Declension
Declension of géillsine

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative géillsine
Vocative a ghéillsine
Genitive géillsine
Dative géillsine

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ghéillsine
Genitive na géillsine
Dative leis an ngéillsine

don ghéillsine

Derived terms
  • géillsineach

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
géillsine ghéillsine ngéillsine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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