Irish
Etymology
From ionadaí (“representative; substitute, deputy, locum tenens”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
ionadaíocht f (genitive singular ionadaíochta)
- representation
- replacement, substitution
- deputyship
- Synonym: leasionadaíocht
Declension
Declension of ionadaíocht (third declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- ionadaíocht chionmhar (“proportional representation”)
- ró-ionadaíocht (“overrepresentation”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of ionadaíocht
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eclipsis |
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with t-prothesis
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| ionadaíocht
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n-ionadaíocht
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hionadaíocht
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionadaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ionadaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ionadaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025