caifeacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- caitheamhacht
Etymology
From caitheamh + -acht.
Noun
caifeacht f (genitive singular caifeachta)
- Synonym of caifeachas (“prodigality, wastefulness”)
Declension
Declension of caifeacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caifeacht | chaifeacht | gcaifeacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caifeachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “caifeacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.