áilleacht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish áillecht. By surface analysis, álainn +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

Noun

áilleacht f (genitive singular áilleachta)

  1. beauty, loveliness

Declension

Declension of áilleacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative áilleacht
vocative a áilleacht
genitive áilleachta
dative áilleacht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an áilleacht
genitive na háilleachta
dative leis an áilleacht
don áilleacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of áilleacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áilleacht n-áilleacht háilleacht not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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