sáer

See also: saer, Säer, sær, sær-, and sär-

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːi̯r/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“skill”).[1]

Noun

sáer m (genitive saír, nominative plural saír)

  1. craftsman
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sáer sáerL saírL
vocative saír sáerL sáeruH
accusative sáerN sáerL sáeruH
genitive saírL sáer sáerN
dative sáerL sáeraib sáeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
  • saírse (“craftsmanship”)
  • saerdae (“artificial”)
Descendants
  • Irish: saor
  • Manx: seyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: saor

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) “2 saer”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume R S, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page S-6

Etymology 2

Adjective

sáer

  1. (late Old Irish) alternative form of sóer (“free”)
Inflection
o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sáer sáer sáer
vocative saír*
sáer**
accusative sáer saír
genitive saír saíre saír
dative sáer saír sáer
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative saír sáera
vocative sáeru
sáera†
accusative sáeru
sáera†
genitive sáer
dative sáeraib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Noun

sáer m (genitive saír, nominative plural saír)

  1. (late Old Irish) alternative form of sóer (“freeman, noble”)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative sáer sáerL saírL
vocative saír sáerL sáeruH
accusative sáerN sáerL sáeruH
genitive saírL sáer sáerN
dative sáerL sáeraib sáeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of sáer
radical lenition nasalization
sáer ṡáer sáer

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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