ionadaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From ionadaí (“representative; substitute, deputy, locum tenens”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ionadaíocht f (genitive singular ionadaíochta)

1. representation
2. replacement, substitution
3. deputyship

   Synonym: leasionadaíocht

Declension

Declension of ionadaíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ionadaíocht vocative a ionadaíocht genitive ionadaíochta dative ionadaíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ionadaíocht genitive na hionadaíochta dative leis an ionadaíocht don ionadaíocht

Derived terms

• ionadaíocht chionmhar (“proportional representation”)
• ró-ionadaíocht (“overrepresentation”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of ionadaíocht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionadaíocht	n-ionadaíocht	hionadaíocht	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) “ionadaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ionadaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ionadaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024