Irish
Etymology
From ábalta (“able”) + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
ábaltacht f (genitive singular ábaltachta, nominative plural ábaltachtaí)
- ability, strength
- Synonyms: acmhainneacht, cumas
- capability
- Synonyms: acmhainn, cumas
Declension
Declension of ábaltacht (third declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of ábaltacht
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| ábaltacht
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n-ábaltacht
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hábaltacht
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábaltacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ábaltaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ábaltacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ábaltacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025