eagnaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From eagnaigh (“grow wise, understand”, verb) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

eagnaíocht f (genitive singular eagnaíochta)

  1. wisdom, learning
  2. sapience; cleverness in debate, wittiness
  3. (as verbal noun, ag ~) making clever, witty remarks
  4. enlightenment, accomplishment, skill

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of eagnaíocht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eagnaíocht n-eagnaíocht heagnaíocht not applicable

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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