filíocht
Irish
Alternative forms
- filidheacht (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish filidecht (“poetry, divination”).
Noun
filíocht f (genitive singular filíochta)
- poetry
Declension
Declension of filíocht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- dánta
Derived terms
- nuafhilíocht f (“modern poetry”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
filíocht | fhilíocht | bhfilíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "filíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “filidecht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.