coibhneasacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• coibhneasaíocht

Etymology

coibhneas +‎ -acht

Noun

coibhneasacht f (genitive singular coibhneasachta, nominative plural coibhneasachtaí)

1. (philosophy) relativism
2. (physics) relativity

Declension

Declension of coibhneasacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coibhneasacht coibhneasachtaí Vocative a choibhneasacht a choibhneasachtaí Genitive coibhneasachta coibhneasachtaí Dative coibhneasacht coibhneasachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an choibhneasacht na coibhneasachtaí Genitive na coibhneasachta na gcoibhneasachtaí Dative leis an gcoibhneasacht don choibhneasacht leis na coibhneasachtaí

Derived terms

• coibhneasacht ghinearálta f (“general relativity”)
• coibhneasacht speisialta f (“special relativity”)
• coibhneasacht teanga f (“linguistic relativity”)

Related terms

• coibhneasaí m (“relativist”)
• coibhneasaíoich (“relativist”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coibhneasacht	choibhneasacht	gcoibhneasacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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