saothrú

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

saothrú m (genitive singular saothraithe)

  1. verbal noun of saothraigh
  2. cultivation
  3. earnings, wages

Declension

Declension of saothrú (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative saothrú
vocative a shaothrú
genitive saothraithe
dative saothrú
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an saothrú
genitive an tsaothraithe
dative leis an saothrú
don saothrú

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of saothrú
radical lenition eclipsis
saothrú shaothrú
after an, tsaothrú 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98

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