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saírse

saírse

Middle Irish

Noun

saírse m, n, f

  1. craftsmanship
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish soíre, modified to match with Etymology 1

Noun

saírse f

  1. liberty, freedom
  2. exception, immunity
Synonyms
  • saírsine
Related terms
  • saírsech
Descendants

Etymology 3

Borrowing from Middle English searce.

Noun

saírse ?

  1. sieve

Old Irish

Etymology

From sáer (craftsman)

Noun

saírse m, n

  1. craftsmanship

Inflection

Masculine io-stem, neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
saírse ṡaírse unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.