sáirsint

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sergeant.

Noun

sáirsint m (genitive singular sáirsint, nominative plural sáirsintí)

  1. (military) sergeant

Declension

Declension of sáirsint (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sáirsint sáirsintí
vocative a sháirsint a sháirsintí
genitive sáirsint sáirsintí
dative sáirsint sáirsintí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sáirsint na sáirsintí
genitive an tsáirsint na sáirsintí
dative leis an sáirsint
don sáirsint
leis na sáirsintí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sáirsint
radical lenition eclipsis
sáirsint sháirsint
after an, tsáirsint
not applicable

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

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