donacht

Irish

Etymology

From dona +‎ -acht.

Noun

donacht f (genitive singular donachta)

1. badness

   Synonyms: ainnise, olcas

2. wretchedness, misfortune
3. illness

Declension

Declension of donacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative donacht Vocative a dhonacht Genitive donachta Dative donacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an donacht Genitive na donachta Dative leis an donacht don donacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
donacht	dhonacht	ndonacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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