ainsciantacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainscéantacht

Etymology

From ainscianta (“wild, furious”, adjective) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ainsciantacht f (genitive singular ainsciantachta)

1. wildness, fury

Declension

Declension of ainsciantacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainsciantacht vocative a ainsciantacht genitive ainsciantachta dative ainsciantacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainsciantacht genitive na hainsciantachta dative leis an ainsciantacht don ainsciantacht

Synonyms

• ainscian f

Derived terms

• ainsciantacht chainte (“wild talk”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainsciantacht

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