foghraíocht
Irish
Etymology
From foghraigh (“sound, pronounce”) + -acht.
Noun
foghraíocht f (genitive singular foghraíochta, nominative plural foghraíochtaí)
- (linguistics) phonetics
- pronunciation
Declension
Declension of foghraíocht
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- foghraíocht éisteachta (“auditory phonetics”)
Related terms
- foghraí (“phonetician”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
foghraíocht | fhoghraíocht | bhfoghraíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “foghraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “foghraíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “foghraíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.