saighdeoireacht
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish saigteóracht, from saigteóir (“archer”), from saiget (“arrow”), from Latin sagitta. Equivalent to saighdeoir (“archer”) + -acht.
Noun
saighdeoireacht f (genitive singular saighdeoireachta)
- archery
Declension
Declension of saighdeoireacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- boghdóireacht
Related terms
- bogha (“bow”)
- boghdóir (“archer”)
- saighead (“arrow”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
saighdeoireacht | shaighdeoireacht after an, tsaighdeoireacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “saigteóracht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "saighdeoireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “saighdeoireacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.