asarlaíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• easarlaíocht
• asarlaidheacht (superseded)
• asarlaigheacht, asarluigheacht, easarlaidheacht, easarlaigheacht, easarluigheacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From asarlaí (“sorcerer; conjurer, trickster”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix). Originally a colloquial form of astralaíocht (“astrology”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈasˠəl̪ˠɾˠia(x)t̪ˠ/ (by metathesis, as if spelled asalraíocht)

Noun

asarlaíocht f (genitive singular asarlaíochta)

1. dark magic, enchantment, magic, necromancy, occultism, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, wizardry
2. the occult (preceded by the definite article)
3. conjuring tricks
4. Alternative form of astralaíocht (“astrology”)

Declension

Declension of asarlaíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative asarlaíocht vocative a asarlaíocht genitive asarlaíochta dative asarlaíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an asarlaíocht genitive na hasarlaíochta dative leis an asarlaíocht don asarlaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of asarlaíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
asarlaíocht	n-asarlaíocht	hasarlaíocht	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) “asarlaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “astrolaigecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “asarlaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “asarlaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024