geanmnaíocht
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish genmnaidecht (“chastity, continence”), from genmnaide. By surface analysis, geanmnaí (“chaste, pure”, adjective) + -acht.
Noun edit
geanmnaíocht f (genitive singular geanmnaíochta)
- (religion) purity, chastity, continence
- Antonym: mígheanmnaíocht
Declension edit
Declension of geanmnaíocht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geanmnaíocht | gheanmnaíocht | ngeanmnaíocht |
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) “geanmnaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “genmnaidecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “geanmnaíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “geanmnaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.