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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
saorstát	shaorstát after an, tsaorstát	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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