deoraíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • deoraidheacht, deóraidheacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish deóraidecht (“exile, wandering abroad”). By surface analysis, deoraí (“stranger, wanderer, exile”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

deoraíocht f (genitive singular deoraíochta)

  1. exile
    Fuair sé bás ar deoraíocht san Fhrainc. ― He died in exile in France.

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of deoraíocht
radical lenition eclipsis
deoraíocht dheoraíocht ndeoraíocht

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

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