éifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish éifecht (“efficacy, effectiveness”), from Old French effect, from Latin effectus (“effect”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːfʲaxt̪ˠ/, [ˈei̯fʲaxt̪ˠ]

Noun

éifeacht f (genitive singular éifeachta)

1. effect (result of an action)
2. force (anything that has the power to produce an effect upon something else)

Declension

Declension of éifeacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative éifeacht vocative a éifeacht genitive éifeachta dative éifeacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an éifeacht genitive na héifeachta dative leis an éifeacht don éifeacht

Synonyms

• (impact): iarmhairt

Derived terms

• comhéifeacht (“coefficient”)
• cúis agus éifeacht (“cause and effect”)
• éifeachtach (“forceful, efficacious, effective”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éifeacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éifeacht	n-éifeacht	héifeacht	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éifeacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éifeacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “éifeacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024