sealgaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From sealgaire (“hunter”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

sealgaireacht f (genitive singular sealgaireachta)

  1. (act of) hunting
    Synonyms: fiach, seilg
  2. (act of) searching, foraging

Declension

Declension of sealgaireacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative sealgaireacht
vocative a shealgaireacht
genitive sealgaireachta
dative sealgaireacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsealgaireacht
genitive na sealgaireachta
dative leis an tsealgaireacht
don tsealgaireacht

Derived terms

  • sealgaireacht rónta (“sealing, seal-hunting”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sealgaireacht
radical lenition eclipsis
sealgaireacht shealgaireacht
after an, tsealgaireacht 		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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