feighlíocht

Irish

Etymology

From feighlí (“watcher, tender, overseer”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

feighlíocht f (genitive singular feighlíochta)

1. vigilance, watchfulness; guardianship

Declension

Declension of feighlíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative feighlíocht Vocative a fheighlíocht Genitive feighlíochta Dative feighlíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fheighlíocht Genitive na feighlíochta Dative leis an bhfeighlíocht don fheighlíocht

Related terms

• feighlíoch (“vigilant, watchful”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feighlíocht	fheighlíocht	bhfeighlíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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