oilithreacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• oilithre f

Etymology

From Old Irish ailithir (“stranger, pilgrim”) + -acht.

Noun

oilithreacht f (genitive singular oilithreachta, nominative plural oilithreachtaí)

1. pilgrimage

Declension

Declension of oilithreacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative oilithreacht oilithreachtaí vocative a oilithreacht a oilithreachtaí genitive oilithreachta oilithreachtaí dative oilithreacht oilithreachtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an oilithreacht na hoilithreachtaí genitive na hoilithreachta na n-oilithreachtaí dative leis an oilithreacht don oilithreacht leis na hoilithreachtaí

Synonyms

• turas
• turas oilithreachta

Derived terms

• ionad oilithreachta
• láthair oilithreachta

Related terms

• oilithreach m (“pilgrim; poor homeless wanderer; wretched person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of oilithreacht

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oilithreacht	n-oilithreacht	hoilithreacht	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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