postúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From postúil (“self-important, conceited”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

postúlacht f (genitive singular postúlachta)

  1. self-importance, conceit
    Synonyms: ainionadh, anbharúil, mórchúis, postúlacht

Declension

Declension of postúlacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative postúlacht
vocative a phostúlacht
genitive postúlachta
dative postúlacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an phostúlacht
genitive na postúlachta
dative leis an bpostúlacht
don phostúlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of postúlacht
radical lenition eclipsis
postúlacht phostúlacht bpostúlacht

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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