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

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): 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

Irish mutation
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

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