aostacht

Irish

Etymology

From aosta (“aged, old”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

aostacht f (genitive singular aostachta)

1. oldness; old age

Declension

Declension of aostacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an aostacht Genitive na haostachta Dative leis an aostacht don aostacht

Related terms

• aostach m (“old person”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aostacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN