ábaltacht

Irish

Etymology

ábalta (“able”) +‎ -acht

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA: [ˈɑːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA: [ˈæːbˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠaxt̪ˠ]

Noun

ábaltacht f (genitive ábaltachta, nominative plural ábaltachtaí)

1. ability
2. capability

Declension

Declension of ábaltacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ábaltacht ábaltachtaí Vocative a ábaltacht a ábaltachtaí Genitive ábaltachta ábaltachtaí Dative ábaltacht ábaltachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ábaltacht na hábaltachtaí Genitive na hábaltachta na n-ábaltachtaí Dative leis an ábaltacht don ábaltacht leis na hábaltachtaí

Synonyms

• cumas
• (ability): acmhainneacht
• (capability): acmhainn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ábaltacht	n-ábaltacht	hábaltacht	t-ábaltacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "ábaltaċt" in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.