abhlóireacht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish oblóirecht f (“jugglery”), from oblóir, ablóir, oblaire m (“juggler, rhymester; the tenth or lowest class of poet”). By surface analysis, abhlóir (“buffoon, fool; boor; confused, bewildered, person”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

abhlóireacht f (genitive singular abhlóireachta)

  1. (act of) clowning, playing the fool; buffoonery

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhlóireacht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abhlóireacht n-abhlóireacht habhlóireacht 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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