Sáír

See also: sair, saír, sáir, Şair, şair, and sāir

Irish

Etymology

From English Zaire.

Proper noun

An tSáír f (genitive na Sáíre)

1. (historical) Zaire

   Synonym: Poblacht na Sáíre

Declension

Declension of Sáír (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Sáír vocative a Sháír genitive Sáíre dative Sáír forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tSáír genitive na Sáíre dative leis an tSáír don tSáír

Related terms

• Congó na Beilge m (“the Belgian Congo”)
• Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó f (“the Democratic Republic of the Congo”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sáír

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sáír	Sháír after an, tSáír	not applicable

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

Further reading

• “tSáír”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025