saorstát

Irish

Etymology

From saor +‎ stát.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠeːɾˠˌsˠt̪ˠɑːt̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠiːɾˠˌsˠt̪ˠɑːt̪ˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠiːɾˠˌsˠt̪ˠæːt̪ˠ]

Noun

saorstát m (genitive singular saorstáit, nominative plural saorstáit)

1. (government, politics) free state

Declension

Declension of saorstát (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative saorstát saorstáit vocative a shaorstáit a shaorstáta genitive saorstáit saorstát dative saorstát saorstáit forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an saorstát na saorstáit genitive an tsaorstáit na saorstát dative leis an saorstát don saorstát leis na saorstáit

Derived terms

• Saorstát Éireann

Mutation

Mutated forms of saorstát

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saorstát	shaorstát after an, tsaorstát	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) “saorstát”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “saorstát”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024