diongbháilteacht
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom diongbháilte (“worthy, fitting; firm, steadfast; constant, stable; fixed, secure; confirmed, positive; well-set, solid; self-assured, cocky”) + -acht.
Noun
editdiongbháilteacht f (genitive singular diongbháilteachta)
- worthiness, merit
- firmness, steadfastness; constancy, stability
- Synonym: seasmhacht
- positiveness, decisiveness
- staunchness, solidity
- cocksureness
Declension
editDeclension of diongbháilteacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- neamhdhiongbháilteacht f (“insecurity”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
diongbháilteacht | dhiongbháilteacht | ndiongbháilteacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diongbháilteacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “diongbháilteacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “diongbháilteacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024