iarracht

Irish

Alternative forms

• iaracht, íaracht, iarrachd, íarracht (obsolete)

Etymology

iarr +‎ -acht

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈiəɾˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiəɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

iarracht f (genitive singular iarrachta, nominative plural iarrachtaí)

1. attempt, effort, endeavor

   Synonym: ionsaí

Declension

Declension of iarracht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative iarracht iarrachtaí Vocative a iarracht a iarrachtaí Genitive iarrachta iarrachtaí Dative iarracht iarrachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an iarracht na hiarrachtaí Genitive na hiarrachta na n-iarrachtaí Dative leis an iarracht don iarracht leis na hiarrachtaí

Derived terms

• frithiarracht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iarracht	n-iarracht	hiarracht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “iarracht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “íarracht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iarraċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 392
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iarracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN