bróidnéireacht

Irish

Etymology

From bróidnéir (“embroiderer”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix); compare Middle Irish bróidinélacht.

Noun

bróidnéireacht f (genitive singular bróidnéireachta)

1. embroidery

Declension

Declension of bróidnéireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bróidnéireacht Vocative a bhróidnéireacht Genitive bróidnéireachta Dative bróidnéireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhróidnéireacht Genitive na bróidnéireachta Dative leis an mbróidnéireacht don bhróidnéireacht

Related terms

• bróidnigh (“embroider”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bróidnéireacht	bhróidnéireacht	mbróidnéireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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