asarlaíocht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From asarlaí (“sorcerer; conjurer, trickster”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix). Originally a colloquial form of astralaíocht (“astrology”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈasˠəl̪ˠɾˠia(x)t̪ˠ/[2] (by metathesis, as if spelled asalraíocht)

Noun

asarlaíocht f (genitive singular asarlaíochta)

  1. dark magic, enchantment, magic, necromancy, occultism, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, wizardry
  2. the occult (preceded by the definite article)
  3. conjuring tricks
  4. Alternative form of astralaíocht (“astrology”)

Declension

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of asarlaíocht
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
asarlaíocht n-asarlaíocht hasarlaíocht 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

  1. ^ “asarlaíocht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97

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