éagsúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From éagsúil (“unlike, dissimilar; different, various, diverse”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

éagsúlacht f (genitive singular éagsúlachta)

1. unlikeness, dissimilarity
2. variation, diversity
3. strangeness, uncommonness

Declension

Declension of éagsúlacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éagsúlacht vocative a éagsúlacht genitive éagsúlachta dative éagsúlacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an éagsúlacht genitive na héagsúlachta dative leis an éagsúlacht don éagsúlacht

Derived terms

• bithéagsúlacht f (“biodiversity”)

Related terms

• éagsúlach (“strange, uncommon”)
• éagsúlaigh (“vary, diversify”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éagsúlacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éagsúlacht	n-éagsúlacht	héagsúlacht	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éagsúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN