leanbaíocht
Irish
Alternative forms
- leanbacht
- leanbánacht
- leanbántacht
- leanbhaíocht
Etymology
From Old Irish lenbaidecht f (“childishness; childish pursuits, childish play”), from lenbaide (“childish, puerile”, adjective); synchronically, leanbaí (“childlike, innocent; childish, infantile; puerile; doting”, adjective) + -acht (abstract suffix).
Noun
leanbaíocht f (genitive singular leanbaíochta)
- childhood
- childishness
- puerility
- dotage
- (ag ~) acting childishly; doting
Declension
Declension of leanbaíocht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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References
- "leanbaíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “lenbaidecht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.