saírse

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saírse.

Noun

saírse m or n or f

  1. craftsmanship
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish soíre, from sóer, modified to match with Etymology 1.

Noun

saírse f

  1. liberty, freedom
  2. exception, immunity
Synonyms
  • saírsine
  • saírsech
Descendants
  • Irish: saoirse
  • Manx: seyrsnys
  • Scottish Gaelic: saorsa

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle English searce.

Noun

saírse ?

  1. sieve

Old Irish

Etymology

From sáer (“craftsman”) +‎ -se (abstract suffix).

Noun

saírse m or n

  1. craftsmanship

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative saírse saírseL saírsiL
vocative saírsi saírseL saírsiu
accusative saírseN saírseL saírsiuH
genitive saírsiL saírseL saírseN
dative saírsiuL saírsib saírsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Neuter io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative saírseN saírseL saírseL
vocative saírseN saírseL saírseL
accusative saírseN saírseL saírseL
genitive saírsiL saírseL saírseN
dative saírsiuL saírsib saírsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of saírse
radical lenition nasalization
saírse ṡaírse saírse

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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