áilleacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• áilneacht, álainneacht

Etymology

From Middle Irish áillecht. By surface analysis, álainn +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːlʲəxt/

Noun

áilleacht f (genitive singular áilleachta)

1. beauty, loveliness

Declension

Declension of áilleacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative áilleacht vocative a áilleacht genitive áilleachta dative áilleacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an áilleacht genitive na háilleachta dative leis an áilleacht don áilleacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of áilleacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áilleacht	n-áilleacht	háilleacht	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áillecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áilleaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 10
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áilleacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN