luaineacht

Irish

Etymology

From luain (“movement; vigorous exertion, hard work”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

luaineacht f (genitive singular luaineachta)

  1. mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation
  2. (chemistry) volatility

Declension

Declension of luaineacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative luaineacht
vocative a luaineacht
genitive luaineachta
dative luaineacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an luaineacht
genitive na luaineachta
dative leis an luaineacht
don luaineacht
  • luaineach (“fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile”, adjective)
  • luaineadóir m (“restless person; wanderer”)
  • luainigh (“move quickly, nimbly; move unsteadily, vary, change; hunt; precess”, verb)
  • luainíocht f (“precession”)

References

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