foirmiúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From foirmiúil (from foirm + -úil) + -acht.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠɔɾˠˈmʲuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːlˠaxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠɔɾˠmʲuːl̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

foirmiúlacht f (genitive singular foirmiúlachta)

  1. formality (state of being formal)

Declension

Declension of foirmiúlacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative foirmiúlacht
vocative a fhoirmiúlacht
genitive foirmiúlachta
dative foirmiúlacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fhoirmiúlacht
genitive na foirmiúlachta
dative leis an bhfoirmiúlacht
don fhoirmiúlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of foirmiúlacht
radical lenition eclipsis
foirmiúlacht fhoirmiúlacht bhfoirmiúlacht

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 114

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