saoirseacht
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish saírsecht (“the craft or calling of a wright”), from Old Irish saírse (“craftsmanship, workmanship, art”), from sáer (“craftsman”).
Noun edit
saoirseacht f (genitive singular saoirseachta)
- craftsmanship
- masonry
- (ag ~) working as a mason; working in building materials
Declension edit
Declension of saoirseacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms edit
- (craftsmanship): ceardaíocht
- (masonry): saorseacht chloiche
Derived terms edit
- saoirseacht adhmaid f (“woodwork, carpentry”)
- saoirseacht bháid f, saoirseacht loinge f (“boat-building, ship-carpentry”)
- saoirseacht thirim f (“dry masonry”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saoirseacht | shaoirseacht after an, tsaoirseacht |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saoirseacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN