aeracht
Irish
Alternative forms
- aerdhacht (obsolete)
Etymology
From aer (“air”) + -acht, formed by analogy with aerach.
Noun
aeracht f (genitive singular aerachta)
- airiness, lightness
- Synonym: aeraíl
- gaiety
- Synonym: aeraíl
- flightiness
- Synonym: aeraíl
Declension
Declension of aeracht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- aerachtúil (“eerie”, adjective)
Related terms
- aerach (“airy; gay, lively; flighty”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aeracht | n-aeracht | haeracht | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "aeracht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “aeracht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.