caifeacht
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
caifeacht f (genitive singular caifeachta)
- synonym of caifeachas (“prodigality, wastefulness”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| caifeacht | chaifeacht | gcaifeacht |
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) “caifeachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caifeacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm