achtáil
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish achtáil (“the active life”), borrowed from Latin actuālis.
Noun edit
achtáil f (genitive singular achtála)
- verbal noun of achtáil
- actuality
- Synonym: réalaíocht
- (literary) the active life, in contrast to teoir (“the contemplative life”)
Declension edit
Declension of achtáil
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Verb edit
achtáil (present analytic achtálann, future analytic achtálfaidh, verbal noun achtáil, past participle achtáilte)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of achtáil (first conjugation – B)
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
achtáil | n-achtáil | hachtáil | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achtáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “achtáil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “actualisation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “achtáil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.