lorgaireacht

lorgaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From lorgaire (“tracker, pursuer; detective; seeker, searcher; follower, adherent.”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

lorgaireacht f (genitive singular lorgaireachta)

1. (act of) tracking, tracing, pursuing; seeking, searching, detection
2. (act of) following, adhering (ar, "to")

Declension

Declension of lorgaireacht

Third declension

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

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an lorgaireacht Genitive na lorgaireachta Dative leis an lorgaireacht don lorgaireacht

Synonyms

• (detection): brathadóireacht

References

• "lorgaireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.