roscaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From rosc (“rhetorical composition, rhapsodical chant”) +‎ -aire (agent suffix) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

roscaireacht f (genitive singular roscaireachta)

1. rhetoric, rhetorical speech; declamation

Declension

Declension of roscaireacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an roscaireacht Genitive na roscaireachta Dative leis an roscaireacht don roscaireacht

Synonyms

• (rhetoric): reitric

References

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