íogaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From íogair (“sensitive, delicate; ticklish, touchy”, adjective) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

íogaireacht f (genitive singular íogaireachta)

1. delicacy, sensitivity
2. touchiness

Declension

Declension of íogaireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative íogaireacht vocative a íogaireacht genitive íogaireachta dative íogaireacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an íogaireacht genitive na híogaireachta dative leis an íogaireacht don íogaireacht

Synonyms

• íogaire f

Derived terms

• hipiríogaireacht f (“hypersensitivity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of íogaireacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
íogaireacht	n-íogaireacht	híogaireacht	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) “íogaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN