ópalacht

Irish

Etymology

From ópal (“opal”, noun) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

ópalacht f (genitive singular ópalachta)

1. opalescence

Declension

Declension of ópalacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ópalacht Genitive na hópalachta Dative leis an ópalacht don ópalacht

Related terms

• ópalach (“opal, opalescent”, adjective)

Mutation

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