costasacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• costasúlacht

Etymology

From costas (“cost, expense”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

costasacht f (genitive singular costasachta)

1. costliness

   Synonyms: ardchostas, daoire, luachmhaireacht

2. sumptuousness

   Synonyms: saibhreas, sómas

Declension

Declension of costasacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative costasacht Vocative a chostasacht Genitive costasachta Dative costasacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chostasacht Genitive na costasachta Dative leis an gcostasacht don chostasacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
costasacht	chostasacht	gcostasacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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