rannaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From rannaire (“versifier, rhymer”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

rannaireacht f (genitive singular rannaireachta)

1. (poetry) (act of) composing verses, rhyming
2. (poetry) versification

Declension

Declension of rannaireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative rannaireacht vocative a rannaireacht genitive rannaireachta dative rannaireacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an rannaireacht genitive na rannaireachta dative leis an rannaireacht don rannaireacht

Synonyms

• (versification): rannaíocht, véarsaíocht

Related terms

• rann m (“quatrain; stanza, verse”)
• rannaíocht f (“versification; form of verse”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rannaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN