Irish
Etymology
From aeraí (“airiness; gaiety; flightiness”) + -acht.
Noun
aeraíocht f (genitive singular aeraíochta, nominative plural aeraíochtaí)
- open-air entertainment
- (as verbal noun) taking the air
- alternative form of aeracht (“airiness; gaiety; flightiness”)
Declension
Declension of aeraíocht (third declension)
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Derived terms
- bád aeraíochta m (“pleasure-boat”)
- baile aeraíochta m (“pleasure resort”)
- marcaíocht aeraíochta f (“joy-ride”)
- turas aeraíochta m (“pleasure trip”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of aeraíocht
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eclipsis |
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with t-prothesis
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| aeraíocht
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n-aeraíocht
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haeraíocht
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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) “aeraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aeraíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aeraíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025