lúbaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From lúbaire (“crafty person, twister”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

lúbaireacht f (genitive singular lúbaireachta)

1. (act of) practising deceit, tricking, prevaricating
2. craftiness, trickery

Declension

Declension of lúbaireacht (third declension, no plural)

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

References

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