fostaíocht
Irish
Etymology
From fostaigh (“hire, employ”) + -acht.
Noun
fostaíocht f (genitive singular fostaíochta)
- employment
- livery (care of horses)
Declension
Declension of fostaíocht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- dífhostaíocht
- féinfhostaíocht
- lánfhostaíocht
- stábla fostaíochta
Related terms
- fostaí
- fostóir
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fostaíocht | fhostaíocht | bhfostaíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fostaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fostaíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fostaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.