éagsúlacht
Irish
Etymology
From éagsúil (“unlike, dissimilar; different, various, diverse”) + -acht (abstract suffix).
Noun
éagsúlacht f (genitive singular éagsúlachta)
- unlikeness, dissimilarity
- variation, diversity
- strangeness, uncommonness
Declension
Declension of éagsúlacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Derived terms
- bithéagsúlacht f (“biodiversity”)
Related terms
- éagsúlach (“strange, uncommon”)
- éagsúlaigh (“vary, diversify”, verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éagsúlacht | n-éagsúlacht | héagsúlacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "éagsúlacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.