neacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish necht, from Proto-Celtic *nextī, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“niece”).
Noun
neacht f (genitive singular neachta, nominative plural neachtanna)
- niece
Declension
Declension of neacht
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Coordinate terms
- (gender): nia
- (age): aint, aintín
- (gender, age): uncail
Further reading
- "neacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.