imeachtaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From imeacht (“going, departure”) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

imeachtaí m (genitive singular imeachtaí, nominative plural imeachtaithe)

1. goer, traveller

Declension

Declension of imeachtaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative imeachtaí imeachtaithe vocative a imeachtaí a imeachtaithe genitive imeachtaí imeachtaithe dative imeachtaí imeachtaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-imeachtaí na himeachtaithe genitive an imeachtaí na n-imeachtaithe dative leis an imeachtaí don imeachtaí leis na himeachtaithe

Derived terms

• imeachtaí linbh (“toddler”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

imeachtaí

1. inflection of imeachtach (“going, moving, travelling; speedy”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

imeachtaí m pl or f pl

1. plural of imeacht (“going, departure; demand; elopement; course, passage; (rate of) progress; gait, bearing, demeanour; proceeding, transaction”)
   1. ways, directions

Mutation

Mutated forms of imeachtaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
imeachtaí	n-imeachtaí	himeachtaí	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

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “imeachtaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “imeachtaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “imeachtaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN