éagsúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From éagsúil (“unlike, dissimilar; different, various, diverse”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

éagsúlacht f (genitive singular éagsúlachta)

1. unlikeness, dissimilarity
2. variation, diversity
3. strangeness, uncommonness

Declension

Declension of éagsúlacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an éagsúlacht Genitive na héagsúlachta Dative leis an éagsúlacht don éagsúlacht

Derived terms

• bithéagsúlacht f (“biodiversity”)

Related terms

• éagsúlach (“strange, uncommon”)
• éagsúlaigh (“vary, diversify”, verb)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éagsúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN