saoire

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːɾʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish saíre (“church holiday”). By surface analysis, saor +‎ -e.

Noun

saoire f (genitive singular saoire, nominative plural saoirí)

1. 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 Case Singular Plural Nominative saoire saoirí Vocative a shaoire a shaoirí Genitive saoire saoirí Dative saoire saoirí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsaoire na saoirí Genitive na saoire na saoirí Dative leis an tsaoire don tsaoire leis na saoirí

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

1. inflection of saor:
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saoire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “saoire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɯːrʲə/

Adjective

saoire

1. 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.