# sagart
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /ˈsˠɑɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/, /ˈsˠaɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈsˠaːɡəɾˠt̪ˠ]
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈsˠɨɡəɾˠt̪ˠ/

### Noun

sagart m (genitive singular sagairt, nominative plural sagairt)
* priest
** 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:Chuaidh sí go dtí uncail di a bhí i n‑a shagart san bhaile mhór agus fuair sí uaidh sórt éide agus giúrléidí beaga éigin eile.She went to an uncle of hers who was a priest in the city and from him she got a variety of vestments and some other small accessories.

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
sagart
sagairt
vocative
a shagairt
a shagarta
genitive
sagairt
sagart
dative
sagart
sagairt
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an sagart
na sagairt
genitive
an tsagairt
na sagart
dative
leis an sagart don sagart
leis na sagairt :

#### Derived terms

* bansagart (“priestess”)
* sagartach, sagartúil (“priestly, sacerdotal”, adjective)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sacart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 6, page 6
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 290
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 265, page 62
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 34, page 14
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 103, page 40

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sagart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈs̪akərʃt/
* (Barra) IPA: [ˈs̪akəs̺t]

### Noun

sagart m (genitive singular sagairt, plural sagartan or sagairtean)
* (Christianity) chaplain, priest
* (Lewis) ram with one of its testicles wanting

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* Edward Dwelly (1911) “sagart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sacart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language