abúlacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• aibiúlacht

Etymology

From abúil (“ripe, mature; quick, clever”) +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈbˠuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈabˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈabˠuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈabˠuːlˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈabˠuːl̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

abúlacht f (genitive singular abúlachta)

1. Synonym of aibíocht

Declension

Declension of abúlacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative abúlacht Vocative a abúlacht Genitive abúlachta Dative abúlacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an abúlacht Genitive na habúlachta Dative leis an abúlacht don abúlacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abúlacht	n-abúlacht	habúlacht	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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