diongbháilteacht

Irish

Alternative forms

diongmháltacht

Etymology

From diongbháilte (“worthy, fitting; firm, steadfast; constant, stable; fixed, secure; confirmed, positive; well-set, solid; self-assured, cocky”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

diongbháilteacht f (genitive singular diongbháilteachta)

worthiness, merit
firmness, steadfastness; constancy, stability
Synonym: seasmhacht
positiveness, decisiveness
staunchness, solidity
cocksureness

Declension

Declension of diongbháilteacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	diongbháilteacht
Vocative	a dhiongbháilteacht
Genitive	diongbháilteachta
Dative	diongbháilteacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an diongbháilteacht
Genitive	na diongbháilteachta
Dative	leis an diongbháilteacht don diongbháilteacht

Derived terms

neamhdhiongbháilteacht f (“insecurity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
diongbháilteacht	dhiongbháilteacht	ndiongbháilteacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diongbháilteacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “diongbháilteacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“diongbháilteacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024