saoirseacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish saírsecht (“the craft or calling of a wright”), from Old Irish saírse (“craftsmanship, workmanship, art”), from sáer (“craftsman”).

Noun

saoirseacht f (genitive singular saoirseachta)

  1. craftsmanship
  2. masonry
    1. (ag ~) working as a mason; working in building materials

Declension

Declension of saoirseacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative saoirseacht
vocative a shaoirseacht
genitive saoirseachta
dative saoirseacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsaoirseacht
genitive na saoirseachta
dative leis an tsaoirseacht
don tsaoirseacht

Synonyms

  • (craftsmanship): ceardaíocht
  • (masonry): saorseacht chloiche

Derived terms

  • saoirseacht adhmaid f (“woodwork, carpentry”)
  • saoirseacht bháid f, saoirseacht loinge f (“boat-building, ship-carpentry”)
  • saoirseacht thirim f (“dry masonry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of saoirseacht
radical lenition eclipsis
saoirseacht shaoirseacht
after an, tsaoirseacht 		not applicable

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

References

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