Irish

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Etymology

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From barainn +‎ -acht.

Noun

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barainneacht f (genitive singular barainneachta)

  1. economy (effective management of the resources of a community or system, the frugal use of resources)

Declension

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Declension of barainneacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative barainneacht
vocative a bharainneacht
genitive barainneachta
dative barainneacht

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of barainneacht
radical lenition eclipsis
barainneacht bharainneacht mbarainneacht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • barainneacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025