áilleacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• áilneacht, álainneacht

Etymology

From Middle Irish áillecht. By surface analysis, álainn +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːlʲəxt/

Noun

áilleacht f (genitive singular áilleachta)

1. beauty, loveliness

Declension

Declension of áilleacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative áilleacht Vocative a áilleacht Genitive áilleachta Dative áilleacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an áilleacht Genitive na háilleachta Dative leis an áilleacht don áilleacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áilleacht	n-áilleacht	háilleacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áillecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áilleaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 10
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áilleacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN