alpaireacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- alpaíl f
Etymology
From alpaire (“voracious eater; grabber”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
alpaireacht f (genitive singular alpaireachta)
- (act of) bolting food; voracious eating
- (act of) grabbing
Declension
Declension of alpaireacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alpaireacht | n-alpaireacht | halpaireacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "alpaireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.