neasacht

Irish

Etymology

From neasa (“nearer, nearest”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

neasacht f (genitive singular neasachta, nominative plural neasachtaí)

1. (literary) nearness, proximity
2. immediacy, immediateness

Declension

Declension of neasacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative neasacht neasachtaí vocative a neasacht a neasachtaí genitive neasachta neasachtaí dative neasacht neasachtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an neasacht na neasachtaí genitive na neasachta na neasachtaí dative leis an neasacht don neasacht leis na neasachtaí

Related terms

• neasach

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neasacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “immediacy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “proximity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024