láidreacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• láidireacht
• láidireachd, láidreachd (obsolete)

Etymology

From láidir +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑː(i̯)dʲəɾʲəxt̪ˠ/

Noun

láidreacht f (genitive singular láidreachta)

1. strength, potency
2. richness (of flavor, of a solute-solvent solution, etc.)

Declension

Declension of láidreacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative láidreacht vocative a láidreacht genitive láidreachta dative láidreacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an láidreacht genitive na láidreachta dative leis an láidreacht don láidreacht

Synonyms

• (strength): neart
• (richness): doimhneacht

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “láitirecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “láidreaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 414
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “láidreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN