saothrú

Irish

Pronunciation

(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːɾˠuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːhɾˠu/, (older) /ˈsˠɯːhɾˠu/^[1]

Noun

saothrú m (genitive singular saothraithe)

verbal noun of saothraigh
cultivation
earnings, wages

Declension

Declension of saothrú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	saothrú
vocative	a shaothrú
genitive	saothraithe
dative	saothrú

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an saothrú
genitive	an tsaothraithe
dative	leis an saothrú don saothrú

Derived terms

athshaothrú (“recultivation, after-cultivation, recovery”)
bláthshaothrú
diansaothrú (“intensive cultivation, intensification”)
dobharshaothrú
dúshaothrú
fíonsaothrú
hidreashaothrú
idirshaothrú (“intercultivation”)
ilsaothrú (“multiple cropping; multiple jobholding”)
mionsaothrú (“elaboration”)
monashaothrú
muirshaothrú
róshaothrú
stiallsaothrú (“strip cultivation”)
uisceshaothrú

Mutation

Mutated forms of *saothrú*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
saothrú	shaothrú after an, tsaothrú	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

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saothrú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saothrú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“saothrú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025