aeracht

Irish

Alternative forms

• aerdhacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From aer (“air”) +‎ -acht, formed by analogy with aerach.

Noun

aeracht f (genitive singular aerachta)

1. airiness, lightness

   Synonym: aeraíl

2. gaiety

   Synonym: aeraíl

3. flightiness

   Synonym: aeraíl

Declension

Declension of aeracht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an aeracht Genitive na haerachta Dative leis an aeracht don aeracht

Derived terms

• aerachtúil (“eerie”, adjective)

Related terms

• aerach (“airy; gay, lively; flighty”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aeracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “aeracht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024