éapacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish epecht, from Latin epactae, from Ancient Greek ἐπακταί (epaktaí, “intercalary days”), feminine plural of ἐπακτός (epaktós, “brought on or in, added”).

Noun

éapacht f (genitive singular éapachta)

1. epact

Declension

Declension of éapacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éapacht vocative a éapacht genitive éapachta dative éapacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an éapacht genitive na héapachta dative leis an éapacht don éapacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of éapacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éapacht	n-éapacht	héapacht	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

• “éapacht”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2025