saighdeoireacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish saigteóracht, from saigteóir (“archer”), from saiget (“arrow”), from Latin sagitta. Equivalent to saighdeoir (“archer”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

saighdeoireacht f (genitive singular saighdeoireachta)

  1. archery

Declension

Declension of saighdeoireacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative saighdeoireacht
vocative a shaighdeoireacht
genitive saighdeoireachta
dative saighdeoireacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsaighdeoireacht
genitive na saighdeoireachta
dative leis an tsaighdeoireacht
don tsaighdeoireacht

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of saighdeoireacht
radical lenition eclipsis
saighdeoireacht shaighdeoireacht
after an, tsaighdeoireacht 		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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