Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish áillecht. By surface analysis, álainn + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
áilleacht f (genitive singular áilleachta)
- beauty, loveliness
Declension
Declension of áilleacht (third declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of áilleacht
radical |
eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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áilleacht
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n-áilleacht
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háilleacht
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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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áillecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áilleaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 10
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áilleacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN