amhantraíocht

Irish

Etymology

From amhantraí (“speculator”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

amhantraíocht f (genitive singular amhantraíochta)

1. (finance) speculation

Declension

Declension of amhantraíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative amhantraíocht vocative a amhantraíocht genitive amhantraíochta dative amhantraíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an amhantraíocht genitive na hamhantraíochta dative leis an amhantraíocht don amhantraíocht

Related terms

• amhantar (“chance, venture; lucky find, windfall”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhantraíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhantraíocht	n-amhantraíocht	hamhantraíocht	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) “amhantraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “speculation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024