asarlaíocht
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- easarlaíocht
- asarlaidheacht (superseded)
- asarlaigheacht, asarluigheacht, easarlaidheacht, easarlaigheacht, easarluigheacht (obsolete)[1]
Etymology
editFrom asarlaí (“sorcerer; conjurer, trickster”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix). Originally a colloquial form of astralaíocht (“astrology”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editasarlaíocht f (genitive singular asarlaíochta)
- dark magic, enchantment, magic, necromancy, occultism, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, wizardry
- the occult (preceded by the definite article)
- conjuring tricks
- Alternative form of astralaíocht (“astrology”)
Declension
editDeclension of asarlaíocht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
asarlaíocht | n-asarlaíocht | hasarlaíocht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “asarlaíocht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “asarlaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “astrolaigecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “asarlaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “asarlaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024