suntasacht
Irish
Etymology
From suntas (“notice, attention; significance, signification”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
suntasacht f (genitive singular suntasachta)
- prominence, distinctiveness
- Synonym: ardréim
- significance, salience
- Synonyms: suntas, tábhacht
Declension
Declension of suntasacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- suntasach (“noticeable, distinctive; significant; appreciable, sizeable; salient, significant”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
suntasacht | shuntasacht after an, tsuntasacht | 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), “suntasacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “suntasacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “suntasacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.