foclóireacht

Irish

Etymology

From foclóir (“dictionary”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

foclóireacht f (genitive singular foclóireachta)

1. (linguistics) lexicography

Declension

Declension of foclóireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative foclóireacht Vocative a fhoclóireacht Genitive foclóireachta Dative foclóireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fhoclóireacht Genitive na foclóireachta Dative leis an bhfoclóireacht don fhoclóireacht

Derived terms

• mír fhoclóireachta

Related terms

• foclóireolaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foclóireacht	fhoclóireacht	bhfoclóireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foclóireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “foclóireacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “foclóireacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.