básmhaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From básmhar (“mortal”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

básmhaireacht f (genitive singular básmhaireachta)

1. mortality

Declension

Declension of básmhaireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative básmhaireacht Vocative a bhásmhaireacht Genitive básmhaireachta Dative básmhaireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhásmhaireacht Genitive na básmhaireachta Dative leis an mbásmhaireacht don bhásmhaireacht

Synonyms

• mortlaíocht

Antonyms

• neamhbhásmhaireacht

Derived terms

• básmhaireacht naíonán (“infant mortality”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
básmhaireacht	bhásmhaireacht	mbásmhaireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “básmhaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mortality”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024