Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish deóraidecht (exile, wandering abroad). By surface analysis, deoraí (stranger, wanderer, exile) +‎ -acht.

Noun

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deoraíocht f (genitive singular deoraíochta)

  1. exile
    Fuair sé bás ar deoraíocht san Fhrainc.He died in exile in France.

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deoraíocht dheoraíocht ndeoraíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.