spreagthacht

Irish

Etymology

From spreagadh (“urging, incitement; incentive, encouragement; excitation, stimulus”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

spreagthacht f (genitive singular spreagthachta)

1. incitation, stimulation
2. (medicine) excitement

Declension

Declension of spreagthacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an spreagthacht Genitive na spreagthachta Dative leis an spreagthacht don spreagthacht

Derived terms

• róspreagthacht f (“overstimulation”)

Related terms

• spreagthach (“inciting, stimulating; excitant”, adj)

References

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