sibhialtacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• síbhéaltacht

Etymology

From sibhialta (“civil”) +‎ -acht (compare Scottish Gaelic sìobhaltachd).

Noun

sibhialtacht f (genitive singular sibhialtachta)

1. civilization
2. civility

Declension

Declension of sibhialtacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sibhialtacht si{{{4}}} vocative a shibhialtacht a shi{{{4}}} genitive sibhialtachta si{{{4}}} dative sibhialtacht si{{{4}}} forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsibhialtacht na si{{{4}}} genitive na sibhialtachta na si{{{4}}} dative leis an tsibhialtacht don tsibhialtacht leis na si{{{4}}}

Mutation

Mutated forms of sibhialtacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sibhialtacht	shibhialtacht after an, tsibhialtacht	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) “sibhialtacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sibhialtacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sibhialtacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024