amhlántacht

Irish

Etymology

From amhlánta (“boorish, uncouth; doltish”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

amhlántacht f (genitive singular amhlántachta)

1. boorishness, uncouthness

Declension

Declension of amhlántacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an amhlántacht Genitive na hamhlántachta Dative leis an amhlántacht don amhlántacht

Related terms

• amhlán m (“boor; dolt”)

Mutation

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