sár-

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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

Mutation

Mutated forms of sár-
radical lenition eclipsis
sár- shár-
after an, tsár-
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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