neamhfholacht

Irish

Etymology

From neamh- (negative prefix) +‎ fuil, fola (“blood”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

neamhfholacht f (genitive singular neamhfholachta)

1. bloodlessness, (pathology) anaemia

Declension

Declension of neamhfholacht (third declension, no plural)

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

Synonyms

• (anaemia): ainéime f, anaemacht f

Related terms

• anaemach, neamhfholach (“anaemic”, adjective)

References

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