peataireacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• peataíocht

Etymology

From peata (“pet”) +‎ -aire (agent noun suffix) +‎ -acht (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

peataireacht f (genitive singular peataireachta)

1. (act of) petting
2. pettish, childish, behaviour

Declension

Declension of peataireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative peataireacht vocative a pheataireacht genitive peataireachta dative peataireacht forms with the definite article singular nominative an pheataireacht genitive na peataireachta dative leis an bpeataireacht don pheataireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of peataireacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
peataireacht	pheataireacht	bpeataireacht

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) “peataireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peataireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “peataireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025