básmhaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From básmhar (“mortal”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

básmhaireacht f (genitive singular básmhaireachta)

1. mortality

Declension

Declension of básmhaireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative básmhaireacht vocative a bhásmhaireacht genitive básmhaireachta dative básmhaireacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bhásmhaireacht genitive na básmhaireachta dative leis an mbásmhaireacht don bhásmhaireacht

Synonyms

• mortlaíocht

Antonyms

• neamhbhásmhaireacht

Derived terms

• básmhaireacht naíonán (“infant mortality”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of básmhaireacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
básmhaireacht	bhásmhaireacht	mbásmhaireacht

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) “básmhaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mortality”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024