eiriceacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• éiriceacht f

Etymology

From eirice (“heretic”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

eiriceacht f (genitive singular eiriceachta)

1. heresy

Declension

Declension of eiriceacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative eiriceacht vocative a eiriceacht genitive eiriceachta dative eiriceacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an eiriceacht genitive na heiriceachta dative leis an eiriceacht don eiriceacht

Related terms

• eiriceach m (“heretic”)
• eiriciúil (“heretical”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eiriceacht

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