gamalacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• amalaíocht
• gamalaíocht

Etymology

From gamal (“gomeral, lout, simpleton, fool”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

gamalacht f (genitive singular gamalachta)

1. loutishness, silliness

Declension

Declension of gamalacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative gamalacht Vocative a ghamalacht Genitive gamalachta Dative gamalacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ghamalacht Genitive na gamalachta Dative leis an ngamalacht don ghamalacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gamalacht	ghamalacht	ngamalacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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