oilithreacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• oilithre f

Etymology

From Old Irish ailithir (“stranger, pilgrim”) + -acht.

Noun

oilithreacht f (genitive singular oilithreachta, nominative plural oilithreachtaí)

1. pilgrimage

Declension

Declension of oilithreacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative oilithreacht oilithreachtaí Vocative a oilithreacht a oilithreachtaí Genitive oilithreachta oilithreachtaí Dative oilithreacht oilithreachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an oilithreacht na hoilithreachtaí Genitive na hoilithreachta na n-oilithreachtaí Dative leis an oilithreacht don oilithreacht leis na hoilithreachtaí

Synonyms

• turas
• turas oilithreachta

Derived terms

• ionad oilithreachta
• láthair oilithreachta

Related terms

• oilithreach m (“pilgrim; poor homeless wanderer; wretched person”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oilithreacht	n-oilithreacht	hoilithreacht	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) “oilithreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pilgrimage”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024