goraíocht

Irish

Etymology

From goraí (“hatching hen; brooding, restless, impatient, person”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

goraíocht f (genitive singular goraíochta)

1. brooding, hatching
2. broodiness
3. restlessness, impatience

   Synonym: goraí

Declension

Declension of goraíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative goraíocht vocative a ghoraíocht genitive goraíochta dative goraíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghoraíocht genitive na goraíochta dative leis an ngoraíocht don ghoraíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of goraíocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
goraíocht	ghoraíocht	ngoraíocht

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) “goraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN