ópalacht

Irish

Etymology

From ópal (“opal”, noun) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

ópalacht f (genitive singular ópalachta)

1. opalescence

Declension

Declension of ópalacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ópalacht vocative a ópalacht genitive ópalachta dative ópalacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ópalacht genitive na hópalachta dative leis an ópalacht don ópalacht

Related terms

• ópalach (“opal, opalescent”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ópalacht

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