leanbaíocht

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)

1. childhood
2. childishness
   1. puerility
   2. dotage
   3. (ag ~) acting childishly; doting

Declension

Declension of leanbaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative leanbaíocht Vocative a leanbaíocht Genitive leanbaíochta Dative leanbaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an leanbaíocht Genitive na leanbaíochta Dative leis an leanbaíocht don leanbaíocht

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.