abúlacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• aibiúlacht

Etymology

From abúil (“ripe, mature; quick, clever”) +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈbˠuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈabˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈabˠuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈabˠuːlˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈabˠuːl̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

abúlacht f (genitive singular abúlachta)

1. Synonym of aibíocht

Declension

Declension of abúlacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative abúlacht vocative a abúlacht genitive abúlachta dative abúlacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an abúlacht genitive na habúlachta dative leis an abúlacht don abúlacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of abúlacht

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