iargúltacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • iargúlacht
  • iargcúlacht, iargcúltacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From iargúlta +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈjiəɾˠəɡuːl̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)t/[1]

Noun

iargúltacht f (genitive singular iargúltachta)

  1. remoteness, isolation, seclusion
  2. a remote place, the wilds, the bush
    ar an iargúlacht, san iargúlacht ― in the middle of nowhere, in the back of beyond

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of iargúltacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iargúltacht n-iargúltacht hiargúltacht 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

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74

Further reading

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