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
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