béasaíocht
Irish
Etymology
From béasach (“well-behaved; mannerly, polite”) + -acht (abstract nominal suffix).
Noun
béasaíocht f (genitive singular béasaíochta)
- mannerliness, politeness
- etiquette
Declension
Declension of béasaíocht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- béasacht
- béasmhaireacht
- béasúlacht
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
béasaíocht | bhéasaíocht | mbéasaíocht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "béasaíocht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ceremony” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “etiquette” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.