éifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish éifecht (“efficacy, effectiveness”),[1] from Old French effect, from Latin effectus (“effect”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːfʲaxt̪ˠ/[2], [ˈei̯fʲaxt̪ˠ]

Noun

éifeacht f (genitive singular éifeachta)

  1. effect (result of an action)
  2. force (anything that has the power to produce an effect upon something else)

Declension

Declension of éifeacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative éifeacht
vocative a éifeacht
genitive éifeachta
dative éifeacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an éifeacht
genitive na héifeachta
dative leis an éifeacht
don éifeacht

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • comhéifeacht (“coefficient”)
  • cúis agus éifeacht (“cause and effect”)
  • éifeachtach (“forceful, efficacious, effective”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éifeacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éifeacht n-éifeacht héifeacht not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “éifecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 334, page 116

Further reading

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