bacainníocht

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Irish

Etymology

From bacainn +‎ -íocht.

Noun

bacainníocht f (genitive singular bacainníochta)

  1. stonewalling
    Synonym: moilleadóireacht
  2. (historical, government, in parliament) obstruction

Declension

Declension of bacainníocht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative bacainníocht
vocative a bhacainníocht
genitive bacainníochta
dative bacainníocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bacainníocht
radical lenition eclipsis
bacainníocht bhacainníocht mbacainníocht

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

Further reading

  • bacainníocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025