béasaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From béasach (“well-behaved; mannerly, polite”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

béasaíocht f (genitive singular béasaíochta)

  1. mannerliness, politeness
  2. etiquette

Declension

Declension of béasaíocht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative béasaíocht
vocative a bhéasaíocht
genitive béasaíochta
dative béasaíocht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhéasaíocht
genitive na béasaíochta
dative leis an mbéasaíocht
don bhéasaíocht

Synonyms

  • béasacht
  • béasmhaireacht
  • béasúlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of béasaíocht
radical lenition eclipsis
béasaíocht bhéasaíocht mbéasaíocht

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