filíocht
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish filidecht (“poetry, divination”), from Old Irish filedacht.[1] By surface analysis, file + -íocht
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfilíocht f (genitive singular filíochta)
Declension
editDeclension of filíocht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- nuafhilíocht f (“modern poetry”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
filíocht | fhilíocht | bhfilíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “filidecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 78
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “filíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN