aimlíocht

Irish

Etymology

From aimlithe (“wretched, enfeebled”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /amʲəˈlʲiː(ə)xt̪ˠ/

Noun

aimlíocht f (genitive singular aimlíochta)

1. wretchedness; enfeeblement

Declension

Declension of aimlíocht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an aimlíocht Genitive na haimlíochta Dative leis an aimlíocht don aimlíocht

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “aimlíocht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aimlíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN