dílseacht

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Irish

Etymology

From dílis (“own; proper; genuine; reliable, solid; loyal, faithful; dear”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

dílseacht f (genitive singular dílseachta, nominative plural dílseachtaí)

  1. proprietary right, ownership
  2. property, attribute
  3. genuineness, reliability
  4. loyalty; fidelity, allegiance

Declension

Declension of dílseacht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dílseacht dílseachtaí
vocative a dhílseacht a dhílseachtaí
genitive dílseachta dílseachtaí
dative dílseacht dílseachtaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dílseacht na dílseachtaí
genitive na dílseachta na ndílseachtaí
dative leis an dílseacht
don dílseacht 		leis na dílseachtaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dílseacht
radical lenition eclipsis
dílseacht dhílseacht ndílseacht

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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