amhantraíocht

Irish

Etymology

From amhantraí (“speculator”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

amhantraíocht f (genitive singular amhantraíochta)

1. (finance) speculation

Declension

Declension of amhantraíocht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an amhantraíocht Genitive na hamhantraíochta Dative leis an amhantraíocht don amhantraíocht

Related terms

• amhantar (“chance, venture; lucky find, windfall”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhantraíocht	n-amhantraíocht	hamhantraíocht	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) “amhantraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “speculation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024