saoire
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠiːɾʲə/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish saíre (“church holiday; period of exemption; freedom, liberty”). Synchronically analyzable as saor + -e.
Noun
saoire f (genitive singular saoire, nominative plural saoirí)
- holiday, vacation (period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure; period taken off work or study for travel)
- Tá mo mháistir ar saoire an tseachtain seo.
- My boss is on holiday/on vacation this week.
Declension
Declension of saoire
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- lá saoire m, laethanta saoire m pl
- saoire an mhála droma (“backpacking”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
saoire
- inflection of saor:
- genitive feminine singular
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saoire | shaoire after an, tsaoire | 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), “saoire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 saíre”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “saoire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “saoire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
saoire
- comparative degree of saor
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| saoire | shaoire after "an", t-saoire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |