sáer

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See also: saer, Säer, sær, sær-, and sär-

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“skill”).[1]

Noun

sáer m (genitive saír, nominative plural saír)

  1. craftsman
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sáer sáerL saírL
Vocative saír sáerL sáeruH
Accusative sáerN sáerL sáeruH
Genitive saírL sáer sáerN
Dative sáerL sáeraib sáeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Irish: saor
  • Manx: seyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: saor

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) “2 saer”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume R S, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page S-6

Etymology 2

Adjective

sáer

  1. (late Old Irish) Alternative form of sóer (“free”)
Inflection
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sáer sáer sáer
Vocative saír*
sáer**
Accusative sáer saír
Genitive saír saíre saír
Dative sáer saír sáer
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative saír sáera
Vocative sáeru
sáera†
Accusative sáeru
sáera†
Genitive sáer
Dative sáeraib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Noun

sáer m (genitive saír, nominative plural saír)

  1. (late Old Irish) Alternative form of sóer (“freeman, noble”)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative sáer sáerL saírL
Vocative saír sáerL sáeruH
Accusative sáerN sáerL sáeruH
Genitive saírL sáer sáerN
Dative sáerL sáeraib sáeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of sáer
radical lenition nasalization
sáer ṡáer unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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