tógálacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• tógálaí

Etymology

From tógáil (“lifting; construction”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

tógálacht f (genitive singular tógálachta)

1. (medicine, informal) infectiousness, transmissibility

   Synonym: in-tarchurthacht

2. sensitivity, touchiness

Declension

Declension of tógálacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative tógálacht Vocative a thógálacht Genitive tógálachta Dative tógálacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tógálacht Genitive na tógálachta Dative leis an tógálacht don tógálacht

Related terms

• tógálach (“infectious, catching; sensitive, touchy”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tógálacht	thógálacht	dtógálacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tógálacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “tógálacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “tógálacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.