céirseach

céirseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ciairseach

Etymology

From Middle Irish cíarsech, from cíar (“black, dark”) (whence modern ciar).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈceːɾˠsˠa(x)/, [ˈcɛːɾˠsˠa(x)][1]

Noun

céirseach f (genitive singular céirsí, nominative plural céirseacha)

1. female blackbird
2. (poetic) song thrush

   Synonym: smólach ceoil

Declension

Declension of céirseach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative céirseach céirseacha Vocative a chéirseach a chéirseacha Genitive céirsí céirseach Dative céirseach céirsigh (archaic, dialectal) céirseacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chéirseach na céirseacha Genitive na céirsí na gcéirseach Dative leis an gcéirseach leis an gcéirsigh (archaic, dialectal) don chéirseach don chéirsigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na céirseacha

Hypernyms

• lon dubh (“blackbird (regardless of gender)”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
céirseach	chéirseach	gcéirseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “céirseach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céirsech, cíarsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “céirseaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 133.
• "céirseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35