beartaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From beartaigh +‎ -acht.

Noun

beartaíocht f (genitive singular beartaíochta)

1. (act of) scheming; ingenuity
2. (sports, history, chess) tactics

   Synonym: teaicticí

Declension

Declension of beartaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative beartaíocht Vocative a bheartaíocht Genitive beartaíochta Dative beartaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bheartaíocht Genitive na beartaíochta Dative leis an mbeartaíocht don bheartaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beartaíocht	bheartaíocht	mbeartaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beartaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “beartaíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “beartaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.