fíoraíocht
Irish
Alternative forms
- fíoghraidheacht (obsolete, Ulster)
Etymology
From fíor (“figure”) + -íocht
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːˈɾˠiəxt̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾˠiəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞ɣəɾˠia(x)t̪ˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form fíoghraidheacht)
Noun
fíoraíocht f (genitive singular fíoraíochta, nominative plural fíoraíochtaí)
- shape
- Synonym: cruth
- appearance
- Synonyms: cuma, cosúlacht
- configuration
- Synonym: cumraíocht
Declension
Declension of fíoraíocht
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fíoraíocht | fhíoraíocht | bhfíoraíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “fíoraíocht” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “fíoġraiḋeaċt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "fíoraíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42