litearthacht

litearthacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish literdacht f (“booklearning, literature”), from literda (“literary, literal”, adjective); synchronically, liteartha (“literary; literate”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

litearthacht f (genitive singular litearthachta)

1. literariness
2. literacy

Declension

Declension of litearthacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an litearthacht Genitive na litearthachta Dative leis an litearthacht don litearthacht

Antonyms

• (literacy): neamhlitearthacht

Further reading

• "litearthacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “literacy” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “literdacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.