saorstát

Irish

Etymology

From saor +‎ stát.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈsˠeːɾˠˌsˠt̪ˠɑːt̪ˠ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈsˠiːɾˠˌsˠt̪ˠɑːt̪ˠ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈsˠiːɾˠˌsˠt̪ˠæːt̪ˠ]

Noun

saorstát m (genitive singular saorstáit, nominative plural saorstáit)

  1. (government, politics) free state

Declension
Declension of saorstát

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saorstát saorstáit
Vocative a shaorstáit a shaorstáta
Genitive saorstáit saorstát
Dative saorstát saorstáit

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an saorstát na saorstáit
Genitive an tsaorstáit na saorstát
Dative leis an saorstát

don saorstát

 leis na saorstáit

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saorstát shaorstát
after an, tsaorstát		 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) “saorstát”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “saorstát” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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