caifeacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• caitheamhacht

Etymology

From caitheamh +‎ -acht.

Noun

caifeacht f (genitive singular caifeachta)

1. Synonym of caifeachas (“prodigality, wastefulness”)

Declension

Declension of caifeacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative caifeacht Vocative a chaifeacht Genitive caifeachta Dative caifeacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chaifeacht Genitive na caifeachta Dative leis an gcaifeacht don chaifeacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caifeacht	chaifeacht	gcaifeacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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