intleacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• intlíocht, intreacht, intríocht
• inntleacht, inntreacht (superseded)
• inntleachd, inntlidheacht, inntligheachd, inntligheacht, inntliocht, inntridheacht, intleachd, intlidheachd, intlidheacht, intliocht (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish int(ṡ)liucht, intlecht, from Latin intellēctus, from intellegō (“I understand”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnʲtʲlʲəxt̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnʲtʲəɾˠəxt̪ˠ/ (as if spelled inntearacht)
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnʲtʲlʲəxt̪ˠ/; /ˈiːnʲtʲɾʲəxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form intreacht)
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈin̠ʲtʲlʲiəxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form intlíocht)
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈin̠ʲtʲlʲaxt̪ˠ/; /ˈin̠ʲtʲɾʲaxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form intreacht); /ˈin̠ʲtʲɾʲiːxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form intríocht)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨn̠ʲtʲlaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

intleacht f (genitive singular intleachta, nominative plural intleachtaí)

1. intellect, intelligence

Declension

Declension of intleacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative intleacht intleachtaí vocative a intleacht a intleachtaí genitive intleachta intleachtaí dative intleacht intleachtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an intleacht na hintleachtaí genitive na hintleachta na n-intleachtaí dative leis an intleacht don intleacht leis na hintleachtaí

Derived terms

• intleacht shaorga f (“artificial intelligence”)
• intleachtach (“ingenious”, adjective)
• intleachtóir m (“intellectual”)
• intleachtúil (“intellectual”, adjective)
• lucht intleachta (“intelligentsia”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of intleacht

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