cáilíocht

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Irish

Etymology

From cáiligh +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

Noun

cáilíocht f (genitive singular cáilíochta, nominative plural cáilíochtaí)

  1. quality
  2. disposition, temperament
    Tá cáilíocht shocair aige.
    He has a quiet disposition.
  3. qualification
    Sin an chaoi ar bhain sé cáilíocht amach an cúrsa dó féin.
    He qualified himself for the course.
    na cáilíochtaí atá riachtanach ― the necessary qualifications

Declension

Declension of cáilíocht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cáilíocht cáilíochtaí
Vocative a cháilíocht a cháilíochtaí
Genitive cáilíochta cáilíochtaí
Dative cáilíocht cáilíochtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cháilíocht na cáilíochtaí
Genitive na cáilíochta na gcáilíochtaí
Dative leis an gcáilíocht

don cháilíocht

leis na cáilíochtaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cáilíocht cháilíocht gcáilíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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