aostacht
Irish
Etymology
From aosta (“aged, old”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
aostacht f (genitive singular aostachta)
- oldness; old age
Declension
Declension of aostacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- aostach m (“old person”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aostacht | n-aostacht | haostacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "aostacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.