-gineacht

Irish

Etymology

From -gin (“-gen”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Suffix

-gineacht f

1. -geny, -genicity, -geneity

Declension

Declension of -gineacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative -gineacht Vocative a -gineacht Genitive -gineachta Dative -gineacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an -gineacht Genitive na -gineachta Dative leis an -gineacht don -gineacht

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -gineacht

Related terms

• -gineach (“-genic”)

References

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