saoirse

See also: Saoirse

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish saírse. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *suwiros, from *su- (“good”) +‎ *wiros (“man”). Compare Sanskrit सुवीर (suvī́ra, “heroic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠiːɾˠʃə/

Noun

saoirse f (genitive singular saoirse)

1. freedom

Declension

Declension of saoirse (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative saoirse vocative a shaoirse genitive saoirse dative saoirse forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tsaoirse genitive na saoirse dative leis an tsaoirse don tsaoirse

Antonyms

• daoirse

Mutation

Mutated forms of saoirse

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saoirse	shaoirse after an, tsaoirse	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 saírse”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saoirse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saoirse”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “saoirse”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɯːrˠʃə/

Noun

saoirse f (genitive singular saoirse, plural saoirsinnean)

1. Alternative form of saorsa (“freedom”)