barainneacht

Irish

Etymology

From barainn +‎ -acht.

Noun

barainneacht f (genitive singular barainneachta)

  1. economy (effective management of the resources of a community or system, the frugal use of resources)

Declension

Declension of barainneacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative barainneacht
vocative a bharainneacht
genitive barainneachta
dative barainneacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bharainneacht
genitive na barainneachta
dative leis an mbarainneacht
don bharainneacht

Derived terms

  • barainneacht scála

Mutation

Mutated forms of barainneacht
radical lenition eclipsis
barainneacht bharainneacht mbarainneacht

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

Further reading

  • barainneacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025