snoíodóireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • snoíochán
  • snoidheadóireacht, snoigheadóireacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From snoíodóir +‎ -acht, from the root of Proto-Celtic *snadeti (to cut, carve).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠn̪ˠiːˈd̪ˠoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠiːd̪ˠoːɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠn̪ˠiːd̪ˠɔɾʲa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

snoíodóireacht f (genitive singular snoíodóireachta)

  1. (the act of) carving or cutting

Declension

Declension of snoíodóireacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative snoíodóireacht
vocative a shnoíodóireacht
genitive snoíodóireachta
dative snoíodóireacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsnoíodóireacht
genitive na snoíodóireachta
dative leis an tsnoíodóireacht
don tsnoíodóireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of snoíodóireacht
radical lenition eclipsis
snoíodóireacht shnoíodóireacht
after an, tsnoíodóireacht
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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