diongbháilteacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • diongmháltacht

Etymology

From diongbháilte (“worthy, fitting; firm, steadfast; constant, stable; fixed, secure; confirmed, positive; well-set, solid; self-assured, cocky”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

diongbháilteacht f (genitive singular diongbháilteachta)

  1. worthiness, merit
  2. firmness, steadfastness; constancy, stability
    Synonym: seasmhacht
  3. positiveness, decisiveness
  4. staunchness, solidity
  5. cocksureness

Declension

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of diongbháilteacht
radical lenition eclipsis
diongbháilteacht dhiongbháilteacht ndiongbháilteacht

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

References

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