ridireacht

Irish

Etymology

From ridire (“knight”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

ridireacht f (genitive singular ridireachta)

1. knighthood; chivalry

Declension

Declension of ridireacht (third declension, no plural)

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

Derived terms

• ord ridireachta (“order of knighthood”)
• ribín ridireachta (“cordon”)
• ridireacht fáin (“knight-errantry”)
• scéal ridireachta (“tale of chivalry, romance”)

 

Further reading

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