lá saoire

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “day of freedom”

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑː ˈsˠiːɾʲə/

Noun

lá saoire m (genitive singular lá shaoire, nominative plural laethanta saoire)

1. holiday (day declared free from work; day on which a festival etc. is traditionally observed)
2. day off

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lá”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 411
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lá saoire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN