éifeachtacht

Irish

Etymology

From éifeacht (“force, significance; efficacy, effect; value, importance; achievement, success”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

éifeachtacht f (genitive singular éifeachtachta)

1. efficacy, effectiveness
2. efficiency, competence

Declension

Declension of éifeachtacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative éifeachtacht Vocative a éifeachtacht Genitive éifeachtachta Dative éifeachtacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an éifeachtacht Genitive na héifeachtachta Dative leis an éifeachtacht don éifeachtacht

Synonyms

• (effectiveness): críochnúlacht
• (efficiency): éifeachtúlacht

Antonyms

• neamhéifeachtacht

Related terms

• éifeachtach (“forceful, significant; efficacious, effective; important; great, powerful; highly capable”, adjective)
• éifeachtúil (“effectual”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éifeachtacht	n-éifeachtacht	héifeachtacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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