portaireacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- portaíl, portaíocht, portanacht
Etymology
From port (“tune”) + -aire + -acht
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠəɾʲəxt̪ˠ/
Noun
portaireacht f (genitive singular portaireachta)
- lilting (type of lively singing)
Declension
Declension of portaireacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Derived terms
- portaireacht bhéil
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
portaireacht | phortaireacht | bportaireacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “portaireacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “portaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “portaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN