sár-

See also: sär-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sár (“exceeding, excellent, very”), from sár m (“outrage, insult, humiliation, discomfiture, defeat; act of excelling, exceeding; that which excels, exceeds”).

Prefix

sár-

  1. exceeding, surpassing; excellent; ultra-, super-, most
  2. (chemistry) per-

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_s%C3%A1r-' title='Category:Irish words prefixed with sár-'>Irish words prefixed with sár-</a>

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sár- shár-
after an, tsár-		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "sár-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 sár” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 sár” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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