alfraitsíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• alfraitseacht

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare alfraits f (“rascal; scoundrel”).

Noun

alfraitsíocht f (genitive singular alfraitsíochta)

1. rascality

   Synonyms: bithiúntas, díolúnas, rascalacht

Declension

Declension of alfraitsíocht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an alfraitsíocht Genitive na halfraitsíochta Dative leis an alfraitsíocht don alfraitsíocht

Mutation

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