astralaíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• astrolaidheacht (superseded)
• astrolaigecht (obsolete)
• anstrólaíocht, asarlaíocht

Etymology

From Old Irish astrolaigecht (“astrology, sorcery”). By surface analysis, astralaí (“astrologer”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

astralaíocht f (genitive singular astralaíochta)

1. astrology

Declension

Declension of astralaíocht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an astralaíocht Genitive na hastralaíochta Dative leis an astralaíocht don astralaíocht

Related terms

• astralaíoch (“astrological”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
astralaíocht	n-astralaíocht	hastralaíocht	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) “astralaíocht”, 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
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “astrolaiḋeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 42
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “astralaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “astralaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024