ísleacht

Irish

Etymology

From íseal (“low”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

ísleacht f (genitive singular ísleachta, nominative plural ísleachtaí)

1. lowness, lowliness

   Synonym: uirísle

2. (geography) low-lying place; depression (in ground)

Declension

Declension of ísleacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ísleacht ísleachtaí Vocative a ísleacht a ísleachtaí Genitive ísleachta ísleachtaí Dative ísleacht ísleachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ísleacht na hísleachtaí Genitive na hísleachta na n-ísleachtaí Dative leis an ísleacht don ísleacht leis na hísleachtaí

Derived terms

• coimpléasc ísleachta m (“inferiority complex”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ísleacht	n-ísleacht	hísleacht	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) “ísleacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• Entries containing “ísleacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.