básmhaireacht
Irish
Etymology
From básmhar (“mortal”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
básmhaireacht f (genitive singular básmhaireachta)
- mortality
Declension
Declension of básmhaireacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- mortlaíocht
Antonyms
- neamhbhásmhaireacht
Derived terms
- básmhaireacht naíonán (“infant mortality”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
básmhaireacht | bhásmhaireacht | mbásmhaireacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "básmhaireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “mortality” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.