saírse

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saírse.

Noun

saírse m or n or f

1. craftsmanship

Derived terms

• saírsecht

Etymology 2

From Old Irish soíre, modified to match with Etymology 1.

Noun

saírse f

1. liberty, freedom
2. exception, immunity

Synonyms

• saírsine

Related terms

• saírsech

Descendants

• Irish: saoirse
• Manx: seyrsnys
• Scottish Gaelic: saorsa

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle English searce.

Noun

saírse ?

1. sieve

Old Irish

Etymology

From sáer (“craftsman”).

Noun

saírse m or n

1. craftsmanship

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	saírse	saírseL	saírsiL
Vocative	saírsi	saírseL	saírsiu
Accusative	saírseN	saírseL	saírsiuH
Genitive	saírsiL	saírseL	saírseN
Dative	saírsiuL	saírsib	saírsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Neuter io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	saírseN	saírseL	saírseL
Vocative	saírseN	saírseL	saírseL
Accusative	saírseN	saírseL	saírseL
Genitive	saírsiL	saírseL	saírseN
Dative	saírsiuL	saírsib	saírsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: saoirse
• Manx: seyrsnys
• Scottish Gaelic: saorsa

Mutation

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