ionadaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From ionadaí (“representative; substitute, deputy, locum tenens”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ionadaíocht f (genitive singular ionadaíochta)

1. representation
2. replacement, substitution
3. deputyship

   Synonym: leasionadaíocht

Declension

Declension of ionadaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative ionadaíocht Vocative a ionadaíocht Genitive ionadaíochta Dative ionadaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ionadaíocht Genitive na hionadaíochta Dative leis an ionadaíocht don ionadaíocht

Derived terms

• ionadaíocht chionmhar (“proportional representation”)
• ró-ionadaíocht (“overrepresentation”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

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