Críostaíocht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Crístaidecht (“Christianity; Christendom”) (compare Scottish Gaelic Crìosdaidheachd), from Crístaide (“Christian”); synchronically, Críostaí (“Christian”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
Críostaíocht f (genitive singular Críostaíochta)
- Christianity; Christendom
Declension
Declension of Críostaíocht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (Christianity): Críostúlacht
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Críostaíocht | Chríostaíocht | gCríostaíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "Críostaíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Crístaidecht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.