sáer

See also: saer, Säer, sær, sær-, and sär-

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːi̯r/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“skill”).

Noun

sáer m (genitive saír, nominative plural saír)

1. craftsman

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sáer	sáerL	saírL
Vocative	saír	sáerL	sáeruH
Accusative	sáerN	sáerL	sáeruH
Genitive	saírL	sáer	sáerN
Dative	sáerL	sáeraib	sáeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• saírse (“craftsmanship”)
• saerdae (“artificial”)

Descendants

• Irish: saor
• Manx: seyr
• Scottish Gaelic: saor

Etymology 2

Adjective

sáer

1. (late Old Irish) Alternative form of sóer (“free”)

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sáer	sáer	sáer
Vocative	saír* sáer**
Accusative	sáer	saír
Genitive	saír	saíre	saír
Dative	sáer	saír	sáer
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	saír	sáera
Vocative	sáeru sáera†
Accusative	sáeru sáera†
Genitive	sáer
Dative	sáeraib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Noun

sáer m (genitive saír, nominative plural saír)

1. (late Old Irish) Alternative form of sóer (“freeman, noble”)

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sáer	sáerL	saírL
Vocative	saír	sáerL	sáeruH
Accusative	sáerN	sáerL	sáeruH
Genitive	saírL	sáer	sáerN
Dative	sáerL	sáeraib	sáeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
sáer	ṡáer	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 saer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 saer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language