foirmiúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From foirmiúil (from foirm + -úil) + -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠɔɾˠˈmʲuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːlˠaxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːl̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

foirmiúlacht f (genitive singular foirmiúlachta)

1. formality (state of being formal)

Declension

Declension of foirmiúlacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative foirmiúlacht Vocative a fhoirmiúlacht Genitive foirmiúlachta Dative foirmiúlacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fhoirmiúlacht Genitive na foirmiúlachta Dative leis an bhfoirmiúlacht don fhoirmiúlacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foirmiúlacht	fhoirmiúlacht	bhfoirmiúlacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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