págántacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- págánacht, págántaíocht
Etymology
From págánta (“pagan, heathen”, adjective) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
págántacht f (genitive singular págántachta)
- paganism, heathenism
Declension
Declension of págántacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Related terms
- págánach m (“pagan, heathen”, noun)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
págántacht | phágántacht | bpágántacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “págántacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “págántacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “paganism” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “págánacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.