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sáirsint
sáirsint
Irish
Noun
sáirsint m (genitive singular sáirsint, nominative plural sáirsintí)
- (military) sergeant
Declension
Declension of sáirsint
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- maorsháirsint m (“sergeant major”)
- sáirsint druileála m (“drill-sergeant”)
- sáirsint liostála m (“recruiting sergeant”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sáirsint | sháirsint after an, tsáirsint |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "sáirsint" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.