sanasaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From sanas (“gloss”) +‎ -íocht.

Noun

sanasaíocht f (genitive singular sanasaíochta)

1. (linguistics) etymology

Declension

Declension of sanasaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative sanasaíocht Vocative a shanasaíocht Genitive sanasaíochta Dative sanasaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tsanasaíocht Genitive na sanasaíochta Dative leis an tsanasaíocht don tsanasaíocht

Derived terms

• bréagshanasaíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sanasaíocht	shanasaíocht after an, tsanasaíocht	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) “sanasaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sanasaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sanasaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024