amhlántacht

Irish

Etymology

From amhlánta (“boorish, uncouth; doltish”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

amhlántacht f (genitive singular amhlántachta)

1. boorishness, uncouthness

Declension

Declension of amhlántacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative amhlántacht vocative a amhlántacht genitive amhlántachta dative amhlántacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an amhlántacht genitive na hamhlántachta dative leis an amhlántacht don amhlántacht

Related terms

• amhlán m (“boor; dolt”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhlántacht

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