eagnaíocht
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom eagnaigh (“grow wise, understand”, verb) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
editeagnaíocht f (genitive singular eagnaíochta)
- wisdom, learning
- sapience; cleverness in debate, wittiness
- (as verbal noun, ag ~) making clever, witty remarks
- enlightenment, accomplishment, skill
Declension
editDeclension of eagnaíocht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
eagnaíocht | n-eagnaíocht | heagnaíocht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eagnaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN