nuacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- nuadhacht (obsolete)
- nuaidheacht, nuaidheachd (Ulster)
- nuaíocht (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
From nua, nuadh + -acht
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nˠuˑəxt̪ˠ/
Noun
nuacht f (genitive singular nuachta)
- news (information, current events; news broadcast)
- (archaic) freshness, novelty
Declension
Declension of nuacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Derived terms
- nuachtán (“newspaper”)
- bréagnuacht (“fake news”)
References
- "nuacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.