neamhláithreacht

Irish

Etymology

From neamh- +‎ láithreacht.

Noun

neamhláithreacht f (genitive singular neamhláithreachta)

1. absence (from work, school, duty)
2. (pathology) absence (type of epilepsy)
3. absenteeism

Declension

Declension of neamhláithreacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative neamhláithreacht vocative a neamhláithreacht genitive neamhláithreachta dative neamhláithreacht forms with the definite article singular nominative an neamhláithreacht genitive na neamhláithreachta dative leis an neamhláithreacht don neamhláithreacht

Synonyms

• (absence): asláithreacht
• (absenteeism): neamhláithreachas

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neamhláithreacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “absence”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “absenteeism”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025