urchóideacht

Irish

Etymology

From urchóid (“harm, iniquity; malignancy”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

urchóideacht f (genitive singular urchóideachta)

1. harmfulness, wickedness
2. (oncology) malignancy (presence of growth)

Declension

Declension of urchóideacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an urchóideacht Genitive na hurchóideachta Dative leis an urchóideacht don urchóideacht

Synonyms

• (malignancy): urchóid

Related terms

• urchóideach (“harmful; malignant”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
urchóideacht	n-urchóideacht	hurchóideacht	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) “urchóideacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “malignancy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024