béalaireacht
Irish
Etymology
From béal (“mouth”) + -aire (agent suffix) + -acht (abstract suffix).
Noun
béalaireacht f (genitive singular béalaireachta)
- oral tradition
- orality
Declension
Declension of béalaireacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
béalaireacht | bhéalaireacht | mbéalaireacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "béalaireacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.