beachtaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From beachtaigh (“correct; criticize”, verb) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

beachtaíocht f (genitive singular beachtaíochta)

1. exactitude
2. criticism, captiousness
3. critique
   1. (as verbal noun, ag ~ (ar)) correcting, criticising

Declension

Declension of beachtaíocht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bheachtaíocht Genitive na beachtaíocht Dative leis an mbeachtaíocht don bheachtaíocht

Synonyms

• (exactitude): beaichte
• (critique): critic

Related terms

• beachtaí m (“critical, captious, person”)
• beachtaíoch (“critical, captious”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beachtaíocht	bheachtaíocht	mbeachtaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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