aeracht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • aerdhacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From aer (“air”) +‎ -acht, formed by analogy with aerach.

Noun

aeracht f (genitive singular aerachta)

  1. airiness, lightness
    Synonym: aeraíl
  2. gaiety
    Synonym: aeraíl
  3. flightiness
    Synonym: aeraíl

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • aerach (“airy; gay, lively; flighty”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aeracht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aeracht n-aeracht haeracht not applicable

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) “aeracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “aeracht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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