goraíocht

Irish

Etymology

From goraí (“hatching hen; brooding, restless, impatient, person”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

goraíocht f (genitive singular goraíochta)

1. brooding, hatching
2. broodiness
3. restlessness, impatience

   Synonym: goraí

Declension

Declension of goraíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative goraíocht Vocative a ghoraíocht Genitive goraíochta Dative goraíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ghoraíocht Genitive na goraíochta Dative leis an ngoraíocht don ghoraíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goraíocht	ghoraíocht	ngoraíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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