nósúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From nósúil +‎ -acht.

Noun

nósúlacht f (genitive singular nósúlachta)

1. customariness, formality, politeness

   Synonym: nósmhaireacht

2. particularity, fastidiousness
3. mannerism

Declension

Declension of nósúlacht (third declension, no plural)

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nósúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nósúlacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nósúlacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024