aimlíocht

Irish

Etymology

From aimlithe (“wretched, enfeebled”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /amʲəˈlʲiː(ə)xt̪ˠ/

Noun

aimlíocht f (genitive singular aimlíochta)

1. wretchedness; enfeeblement

Declension

Declension of aimlíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aimlíocht vocative a aimlíocht genitive aimlíochta dative aimlíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aimlíocht genitive na haimlíochta dative leis an aimlíocht don aimlíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of aimlíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aimlíocht	n-aimlíocht	haimlíocht	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

• “aimlíocht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aimlíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN