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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish áillecht. By surface analysis, álainn + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
áilleacht f (genitive singular áilleachta)
- beauty, loveliness
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| áilleacht
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n-áilleacht
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háilleacht
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áillecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áilleaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 10
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áilleacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN