postúlacht

Irish

Etymology

From postúil (“self-important, conceited”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

postúlacht f (genitive singular postúlachta)

1. self-importance, conceit

   Synonyms: ainionadh, anbharúil, mórchúis, postúlacht

Declension

Declension of postúlacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative postúlacht Vocative a phostúlacht Genitive postúlachta Dative postúlacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an phostúlacht Genitive na postúlachta Dative leis an bpostúlacht don phostúlacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
postúlacht	phostúlacht	bpostúlacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “postúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “postúlacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “postúlacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024