-gineacht

Irish

Etymology

From -gin (“-gen”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Suffix

-gineacht f

-geny, -genicity, -geneity

Declension

Declension of -gineacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	-gineacht
Vocative	a -gineacht
Genitive	-gineachta
Dative	-gineacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an -gineacht
Genitive	na -gineachta
Dative	leis an -gineacht don -gineacht

Derived terms

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Related terms

-gineach (“-genic”)

References

"-gineacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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