asarlaíocht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish asarlaigecht, a variant of astrolaigecht (“astrology, sorcery”); synchronically, asarlaí (“sorcerer; conjurer, trickster”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
asarlaíocht f (genitive singular asarlaíochta)
- dark magic, enchantment, magic, necromancy, occultism, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, wizardry
- the occult (preceded by the definite article)
- conjuring tricks
- Alternative form of astralaíocht (“astrology”)
Declension
Declension of asarlaíocht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
asarlaíocht | n-asarlaíocht | hasarlaíocht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “asarlaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “astrolaigecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “asarlaíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “asarlaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.