sagart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɑɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠæɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠaɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɨ̞ɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

sagart m (genitive singular sagairt, nominative plural sagairt)

1. priest
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:

     Chuaidh sí go dtí uncail di a bhí i n‑a shagart san bhaile mhór agus fuair sí uaidh sórt éide agus giúrléidí beaga éigin eile.

     She went to an uncle of hers who was a priest in the city and from him she got a variety of vestments and some other small accessories.

Declension

Declension of sagart

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sagart sagairt Vocative a shagairt a shagarta Genitive sagairt sagart Dative sagart sagairt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sagart na sagairt Genitive an tsagairt na sagart Dative leis an sagart don sagart leis na sagairt

Derived terms

• bansagart (“priestess”)
• sagartach, sagartúil (“priestly, sacerdotal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sagart	shagart after an, tsagart	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), “sagart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪akərʃt/

Noun

sagart m (genitive singular sagairt, plural sagartan or sagairtean)

1. (Christianity) chaplain, priest
2. (Lewis) ram with one of its testicles wanting

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sagart	shagart after "an", t-sagart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “sagart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sacart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language