dingireacht

Irish

Etymology

From dingire (“wedging implement; light hammer”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

dingireacht f (genitive singular dingireachta)

  1. wedge-driving; tapping

Declension
Declension of dingireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative dingireacht
Vocative a dhingireacht
Genitive dingireachta
Dative dingireacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an dingireacht
Genitive na dingireachta
Dative leis an dingireacht

don dingireacht

  • ding (“wedge; pack tightly, stuff; make compact; knit, knead”, verb)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dingireacht dhingireacht ndingireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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