achomaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From achomair (“concise, brief; summary; near, close to”, adjective) +‎ -acht.

Noun

achomaireacht f (genitive singular achomaireachta)

1. conciseness, brevity
2. abstract

Declension

Declension of achomaireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative achomaireacht vocative a achomaireacht genitive achomaireachta dative achomaireacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an achomaireacht genitive na hachomaireachta dative leis an achomaireacht don achomaireacht

Derived terms

• in achomaireacht do (“close to, near”)
• tar in achomaireacht (“come soon, without delay”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of achomaireacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achomaireacht	n-achomaireacht	hachomaireacht	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) “achomaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achomaireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “achomaireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024