suntasacht

Irish

Etymology

From suntas (“notice, attention; significance, signification”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

suntasacht f (genitive singular suntasachta)

1. prominence, distinctiveness

   Synonym: ardréim

2. significance, salience

   Synonyms: suntas, tábhacht

Declension

Declension of suntasacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative suntasacht Vocative a shuntasacht Genitive suntasachta Dative suntasacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tsuntasacht Genitive na suntasachta Dative leis an tsuntasacht don tsuntasacht

Related terms

• suntasach (“noticeable, distinctive; significant; appreciable, sizeable; salient, significant”, adjective)

Mutation

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