sáirsint

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sergeant.

Noun

sáirsint m (genitive singular sáirsint, nominative plural sáirsintí)

1. (military) sergeant

Declension

Declension of sáirsint (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sáirsint sáirsintí vocative a sháirsint a sháirsintí genitive sáirsint sáirsintí dative sáirsint sáirsintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sáirsint na sáirsintí genitive an tsáirsint na sáirsintí dative leis an sáirsint don sáirsint leis na sáirsintí

Derived terms

• bratsáirsint (“colour-sergeant”)
• maorsháirsint
• sáirsint druileála
• sáirsint liostála (“recruiting sergeant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sáirsint

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sáirsint	sháirsint after an, tsáirsint	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

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