aibíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• abaidheacht

Etymology

From aibí (“ripe; mature; clever; quick; lively”) +‎ -acht (“-ness”).

Noun

aibíocht f (genitive singular aibíochta)

1. ripeness, maturity
2. quickness, cleverness, liveliness

Declension

Declension of aibíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative aibíocht vocative a aibíocht genitive aibíochta dative aibíocht forms with the definite article singular nominative an aibíocht genitive na haibíochta dative leis an aibíocht don aibíocht

Synonyms

• abúlacht f
• aipche f (nonstandard)

Derived terms

• réamhaibíocht f (“prematurity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aibíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibíocht	n-aibíocht	haibíocht	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) “aibíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aibíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aibíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025