saoirseacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish saírsecht (“the craft or calling of a wright”), from Old Irish saírse (“craftsmanship, workmanship, art”), from sáer (“craftsman”).

Noun

saoirseacht f (genitive singular saoirseachta)

1. craftsmanship
2. masonry
   1. (ag ~) working as a mason; working in building materials

Declension

Declension of saoirseacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative saoirseacht vocative a shaoirseacht genitive saoirseachta dative saoirseacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tsaoirseacht genitive na saoirseachta dative leis an tsaoirseacht don tsaoirseacht

Synonyms

• (craftsmanship): ceardaíocht
• (masonry): saorseacht chloiche

Derived terms

• saoirseacht adhmaid f (“woodwork, carpentry”)
• saoirseacht bháid f, saoirseacht loinge f (“boat-building, ship-carpentry”)
• saoirseacht thirim f (“dry masonry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of saoirseacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saoirseacht	shaoirseacht after an, tsaoirseacht	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saoirseacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN