oireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish airecht, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus, of uncertain etymology; see the Proto-Celtic entry for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

oireacht m or f (genitive singular oireachta, nominative plural oireachtaí)

  1. (historical)
    1. deliberative assembly of freemen
    2. assembled freemen; assembly, gathering
  2. patrimony, territory

Declension

Declension of oireacht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative oireacht oireachtaí
vocative a oireacht a oireachtaí
genitive oireachta oireachtaí
dative oireacht oireachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-oireacht na hoireachtaí
genitive an oireachta na n-oireachtaí
dative leis an oireacht
don oireacht 		leis na hoireachtaí
Alternative declension (feminine)
Declension of oireacht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative oireacht oireachtaí
vocative a oireacht a oireachtaí
genitive oireachta oireachtaí
dative oireacht oireachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an oireacht na hoireachtaí
genitive na hoireachta na n-oireachtaí
dative leis an oireacht
don oireacht 		leis na hoireachtaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of oireacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oireacht n-oireacht hoireacht 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

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