neacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish necht, from Proto-Celtic *nextī, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“niece”).

Noun

neacht f (genitive singular neachta, nominative plural neachtanna)

1. niece

Declension

Declension of neacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative neacht neachtanna vocative a neacht a neachtanna genitive neachta neachtanna dative neacht neachtanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an neacht na neachtanna genitive na neachta na neachtanna dative leis an neacht don neacht leis na neachtanna

Coordinate terms

• (gender): nia
• (age): aint, aintín
• (gender, age): uncail

Further reading

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