éifeachtacht

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Irish

Etymology

From éifeacht (“force, significance; efficacy, effect; value, importance; achievement, success”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

éifeachtacht f (genitive singular éifeachtachta)

  1. efficacy, effectiveness
  2. efficiency, competence

Declension

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • éifeachtach (“forceful, significant; efficacious, effective; important; great, powerful; highly capable”, adjective)
  • éifeachtúil (“effectual”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éifeachtacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éifeachtacht n-éifeachtacht héifeachtacht not applicable

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

References

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