milseacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • millseacht, millsecht (obsolete)

Etymology

milis +‎ -eacht

Noun

milseacht f (genitive singular milseachta)

  1. sweetness; blandness, smoothness (of tongue), flattery
    Synonym: milse

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of milseacht
radical lenition eclipsis
milseacht mhilseacht not applicable

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

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